| Severe
Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
The World Health Organization and Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention are investigating
a multi-country outbreak of atypical pneumonia
termed Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
Preliminary data suggest this syndrome may due
to an emergent coronavirus, the human metapneumovirus,
or both agents. This outbreak is significant for
its rapid
spread and the severity of clinical illnesses.
The following web sites contain more information
SARS:
CDC
SARS website
WHO
SARS website
NEJM
SARS early release manuscripts
Bernhard-Nocht-Institut
for Tropical Medicine RT-PCR procedure for Coronavirus
NY
Times Graphic of Transmission
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Negative Stained Coronavirus
EM from SARS patient
Department
of Microbiology
The University of Hong
Kong &
The Government Virus Unit
Department of Health
Hong Kong, China |
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