Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Causes
SARS is caused probably by a virus where in an unknown coronavirus or other probability is a paramyxovirus.
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Definition
SARS is an infectious respiratory illness that had an outbreak in February 2003. SARS starts with flu-like symptoms and either the condition develops or subsides to chronic respiratory phase. When SARS develops to the second phase the condition can be deadly.
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Diagnosis
Chest x-ray For laboratory validation: Cell culture of SARS-CoV, exposure of SARS-CoV ribonucleic acid by the overturn transcription polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, or detection of serum antibodies to SARS-CoV.
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Symptoms and Signs
There are a lot of symptoms of SARS and here are the most common symptoms flu-like symptoms, high fever, chills, shivering, rigor, headache, malaise, body and muscle aches, mild respiratory symptoms and diarrhea.
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Treatment
Treatments related to atypical pneumonia Antiviral agents Oseltamivir / Ribavirin Oral / IV steroids Combination of Steroid and ribavirin Steroids and other antimicrobials Mechanical ventilation - needed in about 10-20% of cases Isolation of patient