meccajay Posted March 17, 2003 Share Posted March 17, 2003 Great.. Just what we needed, an "Oil War" when the whole world is at risk of being wiped out from this new very scary disease!! You may have seen this on the news over the weekend, but Here a CNN story about Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). http://www.cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/03/17/WHO.alert.intl/index.html HEALTH WARNING: The World Health Organization alerts travelers to be aware of the symptoms, which include: People presenting after February 1 with a history of fever greater than 38 C (100.4 F) AND one or more respiratory symptoms including cough, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing AND One or more of the following: Close contact with a person who has been diagnosed with SARS. Close contact means having cared for, having lived with, or having had direct contact with respiratory secretions and body fluids of a person with SARS. Recent history of travel to areas reporting cases of SARS. Probable cases are defined as: A person with chest x-ray findings of pneumonia or Respiratory Distress Syndrome OR A person with an unexplained respiratory illness resulting in death, with an autopsy examination demonstrating the pathology of Respiratory Distress Syndrome without an identifiable cause. TROLL . . . ish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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