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'''Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome''' or '''SARS''' is a respiratory [[viral infection]] caused by the SARS-Cov [[cornavirus]]. It is a potentially deadly illness that quickly spread around the world in 2003; it causes [[flu-like symptoms]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.webmd.com/lung/lung-what-is-sars|title=SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome): Symptoms, Causes, Treatment|website=WebMD|language=en|access-date=2020-03-28}}</ref> | '''Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome''' or '''SARS''' is a respiratory [[viral infection]] caused by the SARS-Cov [[cornavirus]]. It is a potentially deadly illness that quickly spread around the world in 2003; it causes [[flu-like symptoms]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.webmd.com/lung/lung-what-is-sars|title=SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome): Symptoms, Causes, Treatment|website=WebMD|language=en|access-date=2020-03-28}}</ref> | ||
== Symptoms == | |||
Symptoms are similar to the flu.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
* A fever over 100.4 F (38 C) | |||
* Chills | |||
* Muscle aches<ref name=":0" /> | |||
About 1 in 5 people with SARS may also get diarrhea.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
'''Symptoms Can Worsen Fast''' | |||
A dry cough can develop 2 to 7 days into the illness. This cough can keep the body from getting enough oxygen. 1 in 10 people with SARS will need a machine to help them breathe.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
'''Can Lead to Other Health Problems''' | |||
* pneumonia | |||
* heart failure | |||
* liver failure<ref name=":0" /> | |||
People who are over age 60 and have chronic illness like [[diabetes]] or [[hepatitis]] are most likely to have these problems.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
==ME/CFS== | ==ME/CFS== |
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome or SARS is a respiratory viral infection caused by the SARS-Cov cornavirus. It is a potentially deadly illness that quickly spread around the world in 2003; it causes flu-like symptoms.[1]
Symptoms[edit | edit source]
Symptoms are similar to the flu.[1]
- A fever over 100.4 F (38 C)
- Chills
- Muscle aches[1]
About 1 in 5 people with SARS may also get diarrhea.[1]
Symptoms Can Worsen Fast
A dry cough can develop 2 to 7 days into the illness. This cough can keep the body from getting enough oxygen. 1 in 10 people with SARS will need a machine to help them breathe.[1]
Can Lead to Other Health Problems
- pneumonia
- heart failure
- liver failure[1]
People who are over age 60 and have chronic illness like diabetes or hepatitis are most likely to have these problems.[1]
ME/CFS[edit | edit source]
A study of over 300 people survivors of SARS found that 40% reported chronic fatigue, and 27% of them and met the CDC's criteria for chronic fatigue syndrome one year after recovery from SARS.[2] Moldofsky et al. (2011) assessed 21 survivors of SARS from Toronto, Canada, who remained too ill to return to work, stating that chronic post-SARS was similar to fibromyalgia.[3]
Notable studies[edit | edit source]
- 2004, Pulmonary function and exercise capacity in survivors of severe acute respiratory syndrome (Full text)
Learn more[edit | edit source]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome): Symptoms, Causes, Treatment". WebMD. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
- ↑ Lam, Marco Ho-Bun; Wing, Yun-Kwok; Yu, Mandy Wai-Man; Leung, Chi-Ming; Ma, Ronald C. W.; Kong, Alice P. S.; So, W. Y.; Fong, Samson Yat-Yuk; Lam, Siu-Ping (December 14, 2009). "Mental Morbidities and Chronic Fatigue in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Survivors: Long-term Follow-up". Archives of Internal Medicine. 169 (22): 2142–2147. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2009.384. ISSN 0003-9926.
- ↑ Moldofsky, Harvey; Patcai, John (March 24, 2011). "Chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, depression and disordered sleep in chronic post-SARS syndrome; a case-controlled study". BMC Neurology. 11 (1): 37. doi:10.1186/1471-2377-11-37. ISSN 1471-2377. PMC 3071317. PMID 21435231.