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...
Describe patterns you can identify in the population impacted by the SARS outbreak, citing the case to...
…people come into contact. People at the greatest risk of acquiring the disease are those in close contact with infected people, such as those living or
caring for them. These are more likely to have physical contact through
nursing care, close conversations, sharing of utensils, and embracing. The fact that cases are concentrated within one location confirms this
conclusion. People living within the same apartment complex are more likely to have close physical contact during
play, common events, and sharing of common items such as escalators, all of which provide a means for the
virus to spread from one person to…
