Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

Coronavirus Infections
(MEDLINEplus)

Links to sites reviewed by librarians at the National Library of Medicine. Topics inclde Latest News, General/Overviews, Diagnosis/Symptoms/ Pictures/Diagrams, Prevention/Screening, Statistics, Law and Policy, and more. Includes information about Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).

https://medlineplus.gov/coronavirusinfections.html

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

This government site provides frequently asked questions, fact sheets, advisory alerts, and regular news updates. There is a hotline for clinicians and a hotline for the public in English and Spanish.

https://www.cdc.gov/sars/index.html

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
(World Health Organization)

This web page provides the public and professionals information about Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and is updated daily. The World Health Organization (WHO), the health agency of the United Nations, maintains the site. This international site offers travel advice, outbreak statistics, articles and updates.

http://www.who.int/csr/sars/en/

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS): Information
(Food and Drug Administration)

This site gives answers to questions about the FDA's actions to fight SARS. Topics include developing diagnostic tools, treatment, vaccine development, and other issues. There is also a link to an article on SARS and the Safety of Blood Transfusions.

https://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/SafetyAvailability/BloodSafety/u
cm095546.htm

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
(South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control)

SCDHEC gives a basic definition on SARS and links where people can get more information about it.

http://www.scdhec.gov/Health/DiseasesandConditions/InfectiousDiseases/Virus
es/SARS/

Updated Interim U.S. Case Definition for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

This outlines the signs, symptoms, and other information doctors use to determine whether a patient has SARS. It covers clinical signs like fever and breathing problems. It also includes criteria like recent travel to areas with SARS outbreaks. A table lists these areas, dates of first case, and whether the outbreak is still ongoing.

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5217a5.htm

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