SARS is an infection in which affected individuals develop a fever, followed by respiratory symptoms such as cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing. In some cases, the respiratory symptoms become increasingly severe, and people require oxygen support and mechanical ventilation. Other symptoms of SARS include muscle aches, headaches, and sore throat.

The illness begins generally with a fever greater than 100.4?F [>38.0?C]. The fever is sometimes associated with chills or other symptoms, including headache, malaise, and body aches. Some persons also experience mild respiratory symptoms at the outset. After 3-7 days, the person may develop a dry, nonproductive cough that might be accompanied by or progress to the point where insufficient oxygen is getting to the blood. In 10%-20% of cases, patients will require mechanical ventilation.

A1. SARS is an infectious disease of the respiratory system characterized by an atypical inflammation of the lungs (pneumonia). While a definitive identification has not been made, CDC announced that its scientists have detected a previously unrecognized coronavirus in patients with SARS. These findings are preliminary and do not provide conclusive evidence that coronavirus is the cause of SARS.

Although the SARS virus that affects humans is a type of coronavirus, there is absolutely no evidence that this virus can be transmitted between humans and domestic cats. There is some evidence that Civet cats may be involved in the spread of this disease to humans, but these are not actually cats at all (not members of the Felidae family).

No. Clinically, this respiratory illness in elderly residents and staff of a long-term facility is much more mild that SARS, causes less pneumonia and has a lower case fatality rate than SARS, and does not usually cause fever ( found in only ~ 20% of 94 elderly patients).

A process of sanogenesis is observed during breathing exercises-self-recovery, self-cleansing of the organism that results in a natural purification of organs and tissues. Lungs, bowels, kidneys and liver are cleansed most effectively. Purification of joints, skin and other organs and tissues takes longer and is not so noticeable. Remember that our organism constantly renews itself: red blood cells (erythrocytes) renew every 90 days, and a full renewal cycle of the organism is 7 years.

Also called hyaline membrane disease, RDS is the most common lung disease of premature infants. RDS causes difficulty in breathing due to immaturity of the lungs and to insufficient production of surfactant.

This is the immune system's early reaction to the virus. Some people report symptoms occurring days to weeks after infection and lasting about two weeks. Often, these symptoms are passed off as mono or the flu.

SARS stands for severe acute respiratory syndrome. It's a new disease that doctors still don't know much about.