SARS or Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome is endemic in countries like:
- China
- Hong Kong
- Vietnam
- Singapore
- Taiwan
- Indonesia
- Philippines
- Thailand
- Canada
- Singapore
Travellers are advised to take extra precautions when going to the countries where SARS is very rampant. In fact on the 2nd of April 2003, the Department of Health advised to be extra careful when traveling to Hong Kong and Guangdong Province in Southern China as these are the places where SARS was originated. When travelling to the mentioned places make sure that you bring your insurance to cover your medical care.
Symptoms of SARS include:
- High fever
- Headache
- Muscle aches
- Respiratory symptoms such as:
- Cough
- Sore throat
- Shortness of breath
- Difficulty in breathing
SARS virus transmits from an infected person to another if they have close contact. The paramyxo virus that causes SARS is the same virus that cause measles and mumps but recently determined as a member of the coronavirus family that is not seen in humans.
