wat is the full form of SARS?
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)\nThe virus appears to have originated in Guangdong Province in November 2002, and despite taking some action to control the epidemic, Chinese government officials did not inform the World Health Organization of the outbreak until February 2003, restricting coverage of the epidemic in order to preserve public confidence. This lack of openness caused the PRC to take the blame for delaying the international effort against the epidemic. [3] The PRC has since officially apologized for early slowness in dealing with the SARS epidemic. [4]\nAntibiotics are ineffective. Treatment of SARS so far has been largely supportive with antipyretics, supplemental oxygen and ventilatory support as needed.\n\nSuspected cases of SARS must be isolated, preferably in negative pressure rooms, with full barrier nursing precautions taken for any necessary contact with these patients.\n\nThere was initially anecdotal support for steroids and the antiviral drug ribavirin, but no published evidence has supported this therapy. Many clinicians now suspect that ribavirin is detrimental.\n\nResearchers are currently testing all known antiviral treatments for other diseases including AIDS, hepatitis, influenza and others on the SARS-causing coronavirus.\n\nThere is some evidence that some of the more serious damage in SARS is due to the body's own immune system overreacting to the virus. There may be some benefit from using steroids and other immune modulating agents in the treatment of the more acute SARS patients. Research is continuing in this area.\n\nIn December 2004 it was reported that Chinese researchers had produced a SARS vaccine. It has been tested on a group of 36 volunteers, 24 of whom developed antibodies against the virus
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It has been fatal in 56% of cases (up to 1st may)\n\nCheck out www.bbc.co.uk and search for bird flu. They have a detailed explanation of it that is easy to understand. Whats more, the information on it is correct!
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I am in the health care field and I would like to tell you that this is ridiculous.  The media is going around scaring people again.  The bird flu has less then a 3 percent chance of ever mutating into a human virus.  It may come here and be something like the west nile virus, killing a few elderly and young.  This reminds me of SARS again, a virus being overblown when in actuality it is almost harmless.  Wake up people and learn things for yourself instead of listening to whatever the tv says.
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http://www.wpro.who.int/sars/docs/practicalguidelines/dec2004/annexes.pdf\n\nhttp://www.cdc.gov/oralhealth/infectioncontrol/faq/hand.htm\n\nhttp://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5116a1.htm\n\nhttp://www.citrus2.com/files/Hand_washing-alcohol.pdf\n\nhttp://www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?ss=14&doc_id=2226&string=surgical+AND+hand+AND+scrub
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http://www.biotopics.co.uk/life/7chars.html
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Try this site. Maybe it will give you some insight.  \n\nwww.who.int/vaccines-documents/DocsPDF/www9532.pdf
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you have nothing to worry about. if a chicken comes down with H5N1 it will be culled as current policy holds. and dont worry, so will every other chicken within a certain radius. The virus dont stay in the chicken for long after death. its spread by its poo anyway. And then additionally you'll be cooking it anyway, so yeah, no worrys. eat away
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The ZOMBIE is right,IT IS INTERESTING;) \nCurrent International Research suggests that the virus is killed within seconds of reaching 70 degree C. Avoid food that conatins raw meat or eggs!any properly cooked chicken or egg poses no threat!\n\nBon Apetit
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Both are considered outbreaks of a disease.  but a pandemic is worldwide, epidemic tends to be a localized area.
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Probably immunology or virology would be your best bets.  \n\nCapital letters are your friend :)
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http://www.ama-assn.org/ama1/pub/upload/images/446/respiratorydetail.gif
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http://www.pandemicflu.gov/
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Its real, but its a non-issue.\n\nBird flu is just BS by the Bush administration to distract people's attention away from the war in Iraq. Its not contageous among people. You have to be exposed to the dander of an infected bird.\n\nREALITY CHECK: Since 1998 when bird flu was discovered in Hong Kong......\n... About 100 people died from bird flu.\n... About 3,000,000 people died from regular flu.\n\nSo which flu do we need to worry about the most?
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Try this website:\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severe_Acute_Respiratory_Syndrome\n\nIt gives information on cases reported and some numbers on quarantines by country.
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There are two types of pneumonia. Bacterial pneumonia and viral pneumonia. The latter is infectious.
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http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/journals/3422602.html\n\nhttp://www.unescap.org/esid/psis/population/journal/1993/v08n2a3.htm\n\nhttp://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5103a1.htm
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banyak...........1.kemerdekaan malaysia tahun 1957\n                       2.tun mahathir letak jawatan\n                      3.singapura keluar malaysia\n                      4.kena je,sars n banyak lagilah