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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) - Providers
Epidemiology & Assessment
If you think you have a patient with SARS, please call Orange County Epidemiology at (714) 834-8180.
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January 15, 2004 - SARS Alert
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43k, Word DOC 83k) |
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) is a newly recognized viral illness that first appeared in mainland China in November 2002. From November 2002 through August 2003, there were 8,422 cases of SARS reported worldwide with 916 deaths (11%). In the United States, eight (8) SARS cases were confirmed through laboratory testing, 2 of whom were from California. There were no confirmed or probable SARS cases in Orange County.
Because of the possibility that SARS will return, health organizations worldwide and in the United States are working together to plan for rapid recognition of the illness and for an appropriate response to limit its spread.
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more information about Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/clinicians.htm
Downloads for health care providers
The California Department of Health Services has produced a Question & Answer Document on Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) for health care providers, which can be downloaded and viewed through the links below. Also provided are links to the CDC and World Health Organization SARS webpages.
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CDC
Updated Guidance on SARS
Jan 21, 2004 |
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Question & Answer Document on Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) for health care providers.
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3/17/03 PDF file 233k, Word DOC 354k) |
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| SARS - in the outpatient setting - guidance for Orange County physicians
(6/13/03) |
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Internet Resources
The Centers for Disease Control & Epidemiology SARS website
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/
World Health Organization SARS website
www.who.int/csr/sars/en/
If you think you have a patient with SARS, please call Orange County Epidemiology at (714) 834-8180.
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