Thursday, September 25, 2008

What are the symptoms and signs of SARS?

The clinical criteria for the diagnosis of SARS are:
  • One or more signs or symptoms of respiratory illness including cough, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, hypoxia, or radiographic (X-ray) findings of pneumonia or acute respiratory distress syndrome AND
  • Fever (>38° C [100.4° F])

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