Epiville Case Study
1. Provide a brief description of SARS, supporting your description with sources from the case study
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) is a viral respiratory disease that presents with high fever (100.4F or 38C) coupled with breathing difficulties or severe cough that begins within 10 days of close contact with an infected person, and either residence or recent travel history to a recent local transmission area (Epiville Department of Health, n.d.). A probable/suspect case of SARS exhibits infiltrate patterns consistent with respiratory distress syndrome or pneumonia coupled with a positive SARS coronavirus test (Epiville Department of Health, n.d.). A descriptive analysis of cases with person shows that the elderly (ages 60 and above) are disproportionately affected and more likely to die as a result of the disease, while children and young people below the ages of 25 are at the lowest risk of getting infected. A descriptive analysis of place shows that cases are concentrated within Area B of Epiville. A total of 12 people have died from suspected SARS infection over the past two weeks...
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