Hat Task 3
Environmental and Global Health Issues
Communicable Disease Outbreak
SARS
By
Western Governors University
Abstract Increased mobility of human populations allows disease to spread quickly around the world. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) is one such communicable disease that came to worldwide attention in 2003 with >8000 cases and approximately 800 deaths. How such a disease can move so rapidly and be transmitted to so many people becomes apparent and necessitates that reporting criteria be required. Respiratory issues affect how we live and breath. Modifications may become necessary to care from health care providers due to concerns for clients.
Communicable disease outbreak: Severe acute respiratory syndrome, abbreviated as SARS is known as an atypical pneumonia. Pneumonia is an inflammation of the air sacs in the lungs generally caused by an infection. SARS is considered atypical because it is not caused by the usual viruses or bacteria. It is a viral respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus, SARS-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV). (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention February 20, 2013). SARS first came to worldwide attention in February 2003 in Southeast Asia (MediResource, Inc. 1996-2013). World Health Organization (WHO) received reports of >8,000 SARS cases and approximately 800 deaths during the winter of 2002 through the spring of 2003. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention July 7, 2012). The first recognized case was in a middle-aged business man who traveled extensively in South-East Asia before being admitted to a hospital in Hanoi on February 26, 2003. He was admitted with a high fever, dry cough, muscle aches and sore throat. He subsequently developed symptoms of adult respiratory distress syndrome which required ventilatory support, and severe thrombocytopenia. (Pan American Health Organization, 2008-2009) The incubation
Communicable Disease Outbreak
SARS
By
Western Governors University
Abstract Increased mobility of human populations allows disease to spread quickly around the world. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) is one such communicable disease that came to worldwide attention in 2003 with >8000 cases and approximately 800 deaths. How such a disease can move so rapidly and be transmitted to so many people becomes apparent and necessitates that reporting criteria be required. Respiratory issues affect how we live and breath. Modifications may become necessary to care from health care providers due to concerns for clients.
Communicable disease outbreak: Severe acute respiratory syndrome, abbreviated as SARS is known as an atypical pneumonia. Pneumonia is an inflammation of the air sacs in the lungs generally caused by an infection. SARS is considered atypical because it is not caused by the usual viruses or bacteria. It is a viral respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus, SARS-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV). (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention February 20, 2013). SARS first came to worldwide attention in February 2003 in Southeast Asia (MediResource, Inc. 1996-2013). World Health Organization (WHO) received reports of >8,000 SARS cases and approximately 800 deaths during the winter of 2002 through the spring of 2003. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention July 7, 2012). The first recognized case was in a middle-aged business man who traveled extensively in South-East Asia before being admitted to a hospital in Hanoi on February 26, 2003. He was admitted with a high fever, dry cough, muscle aches and sore throat. He subsequently developed symptoms of adult respiratory distress syndrome which required ventilatory support, and severe thrombocytopenia. (Pan American Health Organization, 2008-2009) The incubation
References: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention February 20, 2013. SARS-Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. Retrieved from: http://www.cdc.gov/sars/index.html Centers for Disease Control and Prevention July 7, 2012 K, Kutsar, December 05, 2004. The Global Epidemiology of SARS. Retrieved from: http://www.epinorth.org/eway/default.aspx?pid=230&trg=Area_5268&MainArea_5260 MediResource, Inc