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Auburn Annie · 04-25-2003, 06:33 PM

For information about SARS, check out the Centres for Disease Control website at www.cdc.gov.

So far, the mortality associated with SARS is roughly the same as community-acquired pneumonia (6% vs 5%) which has been with us forever.
"The severity of illness might be highly variable, ranging from mild illness to death. Although a few close contacts of patients with SARS have developed a similar illness, the majority have remained well. Some close contacts have reported a mild, febrile illness without respiratory signs or symptoms, suggesting the illness might not always progress to the respiratory phase." http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5212a5.htm

In Canada there have been 341 probable or suspected SARS cases with 18 deaths; 231 have been discharged from hospital or never entered, choosing to recover at home. From Health Canada's site:
"A CDC travel alert provides a more accurate assessment of the situation in Canada. It states that: “Currently, all cases in Toronto are linked to Toronto's original index case and spread has been through person-to-person contact. SARS transmission in Toronto has been limited to a small number of hospitals, households, and specific community settings.”" That's from today's (4/25) update.

04-25-2003, 06:33 PM	#29
Auburn Annie Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 3,101	For information about SARS, check out the Centres for Disease Control website at www.cdc.gov. So far, the mortality associated with SARS is roughly the same as community-acquired pneumonia (6% vs 5%) which has been with us forever. "The severity of illness might be highly variable, ranging from mild illness to death. Although a few close contacts of patients with SARS have developed a similar illness, the majority have remained well. Some close contacts have reported a mild, febrile illness without respiratory signs or symptoms, suggesting the illness might not always progress to the respiratory phase." http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5212a5.htm In Canada there have been 341 probable or suspected SARS cases with 18 deaths; 231 have been discharged from hospital or never entered, choosing to recover at home. From Health Canada's site: "A CDC travel alert provides a more accurate assessment of the situation in Canada. It states that: “Currently, all cases in Toronto are linked to Toronto's original index case and spread has been through person-to-person contact. SARS transmission in Toronto has been limited to a small number of hospitals, households, and specific community settings.”" That's from today's (4/25) update.