Woman may have spread SARS virus to co-worker.As the Journal of Employee Assistance goes to press, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), agency of the U.S. Public Health Service since 1973, with headquarters in Atlanta; it was established in 1946 as the Communicable Disease Center. (CDC See Control Data, century date change and Back Orifice. CDC - Control Data Corporation ) is investigating whether a Florida woman who traveled to Asia may have spread a deadly respiratory virus to a co-worker, which would mark the first time in the United States Time in the United States, by law, is divided into nine standard time zones covering the states and its possessions, with most of the United States observing daylight saving time for part of the year. that the disease has spread to someone other than a family member or healthcare worker. The 60-year-old woman visited Asia and returned to Florida exhibiting symptoms similar to those 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), which so far has infected more than 100 people in the United States. After she returned to work, another woman in her office developed a respiratory condition and is being monitored for SARS by health officials. Until this incident, SARS had spread only to people in close contact with infected individuals. Health officials think the disease is transmitted when someone who has contracted the virus coughs droplets into the air and another person breathes them in. It is possible that SARS may also be spread more broadly through the air or by touching contaminated contaminated, v 1. made radioactive by the addition of small quantities of radioactive material. 2. made contaminated by adding infective or radiographic materials. 3. an infective surface or object. surfaces. As of April 10, more than 2,700 people worldwide were known to have contracted SARS. The death toll on that date stood at 111, including the scientist who identified the virus. Symptoms of SARS include a fever greater than 110.4 degrees Fahrenheit (38.0 degrees Celsius), headache, overall discomfort, and body aches. Some patients also experience mild respiratory symptoms. After two to seven days, SARS patients may develop a dry cough dry cough n. A cough not accompanied by expectoration; a nonproductive cough. and have trouble breathing. |
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