ADVISORY/Experts Available to Discuss Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.Business Editors ADVISORY... CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 28, 2003 TOPIC: The World Health Organization advised this week that people with symptoms of severe acute respiratory syndrome Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Definition Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is the first emergent and highly transmissible viral disease to appear during the twenty-first century. (SARS) and people who have been exposed to the illness be barred from airplanes, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. an article by The Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. . Most of the SARS cases have occurred in Asia. Fifty people have died from the disease and more than 1,400 have been sickened. SARS symptoms include high fever, dry cough dry cough n. A cough not accompanied by expectoration; a nonproductive cough. , soar throat and joint pain. Health officials say the disease is passed easily in close quarters close quarters Noun, pl at close quarters a. engaged in hand-to-hand combat b. very near together Noun 1. , such as airplanes, through coughing and sneezing To verbally tell somebody about a new and interesting Web site. See viral marketing. . There is no treatment for SARS, but most infected people get better with regular hospital care. However, people with heart disease or diabetes have a more difficult time recovering from the illness. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Dr. Robert E. Black, of Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University, mainly at Baltimore, Md. Johns Hopkins in 1867 had a group of his associates incorporated as the trustees of a university and a hospital, endowing each with $3.5 million. Daniel C. , Hygiene and Public Health, is an expert regarding infectious diseases, epidemic intelligence and disease prevention. 410-955-3934, 410-516-8171 (University PR Phone) Dr. Lee Harrison, of the University of Pittsburgh, can discuss topics involving infectious diseases and invasive bacterial infections. 412-624-3137, 412-624-3137 (University PR Phone) Professor Michael Libman, of McGill University, Department of Microbiology, can provide his expertise on infectious diseases, medical microbiology and infection control. 514-934-1934 ext 42811, 514-842-4680 ext.749 (University PR Phone) ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/. |
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