Severe acute respiratory syndrome

Carlo Urbani Carlo Urbani was an exceptional biologist and epidemiologist that saved many lives through his work. He was born on October, 19, 1956 in Castelplanio, Italy. He died March 29, 2003 in Bangkok, Thailand from SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) (Savioli). He died at 46 and was survived by a wife and three kids. His education laid the foundation for a successful career (Era). Urbani’s career with Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) and the World Health Organization

Introduction When speaking of epidemics, the memories which come to mind are different for different people; for those who lived in Hong Kong in 2002-2003, images that spring up would almost invariably be of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, the epidemic known to man as SARS in short. Sharing with us the three-letter acronym (SAR) which was given to us by our leaders in China, this ordeal has left its mark on our city in more ways than one. It had caused a widespread wave of mysophobia and health

Kendra Poirier Microbiology 9 December 2014 Finding the Natural Reservior of Sars-CoV A severe pneumonia-like virus suddenly appeared in February 2003 in Hanoi of the Guangdong providence in Southern China, and rapidly spread to thirty countries, infecting 8,098 people and killing more than 774 in a matter of months [3]. Investigations identified a Chlmydia-like organism using electron microscopy in patients who had died from this atypical pneumonia, however this could not be confirmed

What is Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever (EHV)? EHV is a severe and often fatal disease caused by the ebolavirus. It has an incubation period of 2 days to 3 weeks, during which the patient is not contagious. The patient will become contagious when the first symptoms appear, namely fever, sore throat, muscle pain and headaches, followed by vomiting, diarrhea, decreased kidney and liver function, and finally, internal and external bleeding. The virus can be from wild animals, as well as through human to human

The term ‘globalisation’ is commonly used to describe a modernisation and capitalist expansion, that entails a variety of economic, cultural, social and political changes over the past 50 years, that have shaped the world today (Guttal, 2007, pp. 524). An important aspect of this concept, is the rapid increase in transnational movements of goods and services, and the weakening notion of national and geo-political borders. Not only has globalisation created economic prosperity but also a large flow

Chemistry laboratories pose a threat to the consumer; however, they also affect the researcher. A young Singaporean researcher contracted Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) through an experiment that had gone wrong. At first many people thought he was sickened with this disease because there was a SARS crisis all around Asia; however, that was not the case. In the article, SARS Experts want Labs to Improve Safety Practices, the researcher claimed that he “didn’t have the background to understand

How might the Singapore society differ were it not for these technologies – would the society be more or less heavily regulated? Lee recommends analysing politics and society by addressing how power struggles and relations were played out in the pre-Internet era, namely the maintenance of political control via public support (2005: 74). Foucault defines ‘governmentality’ as the point of contact where the technologies of power interact with the governed. This spurs Lee to postulate that, in order

SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV) currently has no cure, but with research, a possible cure and or a vaccination can be created to prevent future outbreaks of this virus. To better understand this virus there has been some research regarding what pathways are activated as SARS-CoV is in the human body. There are many different types of proteins that are part of this virus; with one of the most commonly studied proteins being structural proteins and nucleocapsid proteins. Proteins are being modified so

Quarantine is a state of isolation in which certain individuals, under the suspicion of containing a contagious disease, are placed to secure the disease in one place and ensure the safety of the rest of the surrounding population. The government has the power to enact these quarantines, but it has been a battle of morality whether the government should or should not be allowed to enact quarantine. This act defies basic human rights, defies the will of the people. This act could potentially save

death in the United States.2 Within the scope of infectious disease, the most common cause of illness is viral respiratory tract infections, also referred to as VRTI.3 Recently, a new strain of virus related to the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome commonly referred to as SARS has been identified.4,5 The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome is a viral infection that affects the respiratory tract in humans and has recently been discovered in a small