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| What is severe acute respiratory syndrome? |
Cause
On April 16, 2003, the World Health Organization announced the cause of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) based on the results of a collaborative study conducted by 13 laboratories in 11 countries and regions including the Mainland of China and Hong Kong, Canada and the United States. A new type of coronavirus called SARS coronavirus.
Clinical manifestation
The incubation period is 1 to 16 days, usually 3 to 5 days. Acute onset, highly contagious, with fever as the first symptom, may have chills, body temperature often exceeds 38 ° C, irregular heat or relaxation heat, missed heat, etc., heat stroke is mostly 1 to 2 weeks; accompanied by headache , muscle aches, general malaise and diarrhea. After 3 to 7 days of onset, dry cough, less sputum, occasional bloodshot sputum, lung signs are not obvious. The disease reached a peak in 10 to 14 days. Symptoms of infection, such as fever and fatigue, aggravated, and frequent coughing, shortness of breath and difficulty in breathing. Slightly active, asthma, palpitations, and forced bed rest. This period is prone to secondary infection of the respiratory tract.
