Definition:
SARS is an infectious respiratory illness that had an outbreak in February 2003. SARS starts with flu-like symptoms and either the condition develops or subsides to chronic respiratory phase. When SARS develops to the second phase the condition can be deadly.
Diagnosis:
Chest x-ray
For laboratory validation: Cell culture of SARS-CoV, exposure of SARS-CoV ribonucleic acid by the overturn transcription polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, or detection of serum antibodies to SARS-CoV.
Treatment:
Treatments related to atypical pneumonia
Antiviral agents
Oseltamivir / Ribavirin
Oral / IV steroids
Combination of Steroid and ribavirin
Steroids and other antimicrobials
Mechanical ventilation - needed in about 10-20% of cases
Isolation of patient
Symptoms and Signs:
There are a lot of symptoms of SARS and here are the most common symptoms flu-like symptoms, high fever, chills, shivering, rigor, headache, malaise, body and muscle aches, mild respiratory symptoms and diarrhea.
Causes:
SARS is caused probably by a virus where in an unknown coronavirus or other probability is a paramyxovirus.
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