billiefan2000
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Well here we go! 5 case SARS in Chicago . Uh Oh, Snap!
http://www.idph.state.il.us/health/sars.htm
SUSPECTED CASES
Region Age Gender Travel Hospitalization Date
Reported
Metro Chicago 42 F Hong Kong No 3/20/03
Metro Chicago 33 F Hong Kong Unknown 4/1/03
Metro Chicago 65 F Beijing No 4/1/03
Metro Chicago 34 M Singapore No 4/1/03
Downstate 82 M China No 4/1/03
* Due to patient confidentiality, the name, county of residence or other identifying information relative to these suspect SARS cases cannot be released.
A suspect case of SARS is currently defined by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a respiratory illness of unknown etiology with onset since Feb. 1, 2003, that meets the following conditions:
measured temperature of at least 100.5º F AND
one or more clinical findings of respiratory illness (e.g., cough, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, hypoxia, or radiographic findings of either pneumonia or acute respiratory distress syndrome) AND
travel within 10 days of onset of symptoms to an area with documented or suspected community transmission of SARS (Peoples' Republic of China, such as mainland China and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; Hanoi, Vietnam; and Singapore OR
close contact within 10 days of onset of symptoms with either a person with a respiratory illness who traveled to a SARS area or a person known to be a suspect SARS case. Close contact is defined as having care for, having lived with, or having direct contact with respiratory secretions and/or body fluids of a patient known to be a suspect SARS case.
Interim Guidance on Infection Control Precautions for Patients with Suspected Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrom (SARS) and Close Contacts in Households
For more information on SARS, visit the CDC Web site at http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/
http://www.idph.state.il.us/health/sars.htm
SUSPECTED CASES
Region Age Gender Travel Hospitalization Date
Reported
Metro Chicago 42 F Hong Kong No 3/20/03
Metro Chicago 33 F Hong Kong Unknown 4/1/03
Metro Chicago 65 F Beijing No 4/1/03
Metro Chicago 34 M Singapore No 4/1/03
Downstate 82 M China No 4/1/03
* Due to patient confidentiality, the name, county of residence or other identifying information relative to these suspect SARS cases cannot be released.
A suspect case of SARS is currently defined by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a respiratory illness of unknown etiology with onset since Feb. 1, 2003, that meets the following conditions:
measured temperature of at least 100.5º F AND
one or more clinical findings of respiratory illness (e.g., cough, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, hypoxia, or radiographic findings of either pneumonia or acute respiratory distress syndrome) AND
travel within 10 days of onset of symptoms to an area with documented or suspected community transmission of SARS (Peoples' Republic of China, such as mainland China and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; Hanoi, Vietnam; and Singapore OR
close contact within 10 days of onset of symptoms with either a person with a respiratory illness who traveled to a SARS area or a person known to be a suspect SARS case. Close contact is defined as having care for, having lived with, or having direct contact with respiratory secretions and/or body fluids of a patient known to be a suspect SARS case.
Interim Guidance on Infection Control Precautions for Patients with Suspected Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrom (SARS) and Close Contacts in Households
For more information on SARS, visit the CDC Web site at http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/