SARS in uk 2 confirmed one passed to human to human very worrying

[mertle]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21442519

Extremely disturbing news this of the world population on 11 cases been confirmed but alarmingly 5 those died.

If that keeps up that one hell of killer.

This very bad disease

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severe_...atory_syndrome

With news it now passes human to human is very bad news.

Need to get grip with this contain it but fact its manchester now birmingham got confirmed.

We need to not just look at relatives but where they been and quick.

I just wondered what our border controls to stop deadly viruses entering UK. Have we done enough to stop these viruses.

hold up a minute it is not SARS it is similar to SARS you should have seen that in the first bit of your link

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it is also looking like the deaths happened in the middle east so most lilely went without proper treatment. Lets worry once WHO tells us too lol

[mertle]

Originally Posted by tizmeinnit

hold up a minute it is not SARS it is similar to SARS you should have seen that in the first bit of your link

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it is also looking like the deaths happened in the middle east so most lilely went without proper treatment. Lets worry once WHO tells us too lol

If go to WHO website they saying new strain called SARI.

http://www.who.int/csr/don/2013_02_11b/en/index.html

11 February 2013 - The United Kingdom (UK) has informed WHO of a confirmed case with infection of the novel coronavirus (NCoV). The case is a UK resident who developed symptoms of illness on 26 January 2013. Laboratory investigations on respiratory specimens have revealed both an Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 infection and a confirmed NCoV infection. He is hospitalized in intensive care unit.
Preliminary investigation reveals that the patient had a history of travel to Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. Further investigation into the case is ongoing.

[Taf]

An old friend of mine was recently flown back to UK from Dubai for treatment as the original diagnosis was of this disease. His health insurance company would NOT allow him to be treated over there.

Luckily the tests showed it was a different ailment from which he made a full recovery.

[mertle]

Originally Posted by Taf

An old friend of mine was recently flown back to UK from Dubai for treatment as the original diagnosis was of this disease. His health insurance company would NOT allow him to be treated over there.

Luckily the tests showed it was a different ailment from which he made a full recovery.

nice to hear was ok false alarm for him taf.

Originally Posted by mertle

If go to WHO website they saying new strain called SARI.

http://www.who.int/csr/don/2013_02_11b/en/index.html

no it does not

SARI stands for Severe Acute Respiratory Infection
SARS is Severe acute respiratory syndrome

they are not the same it clearly states in you initial link it is SARS like not SARS

The patient in the WHO link had a certain strain of coronavirus but bare in mind the common cold falls under this as well I have a cold at the moment with a cough so I might have a strain of coronavirus but that does not mean I may have SARS

[Sirius]

I love how some exaggerate somethings just to get a news story, people should read and absorb before posting something that turns out to be inaccurate.

I would be more concerned about the guy in the WHO link who has this virus alongside a strain of H1N1 nice opportunity to mutate

[mertle]

Originally Posted by tizmeinnit

no it does not

SARI stands for Severe Acute Respiratory Infection
SARS is Severe acute respiratory syndrome

they are not the same it clearly states in you initial link it is SARS like not SARS

The patient in the WHO link had a certain strain of coronavirus but bare in mind the common cold falls under this as well I have a cold at the moment with a cough so I might have a strain of coronavirus but that does not mean I may have SARS

I may got it slighty wrong wording but 40% death rate surely worry for any disease.

Hopefully our weather will kill it it dont spread wildly. Loses its power due to early effective containment/treatment.

Found out looking in who apparantly respritory illness can be caught from animals. In 2009 Who had outbreak of hendra virus which can cause respritory or neurologic complications. Though the 3 infected fully recovered thankfully.

http://www.who.int/mediacentre/facts.../en/index.html

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Originally Posted by tizmeinnit

I would be more concerned about the guy in the WHO link who has this virus alongside a strain of H1N1 nice opportunity to mutate

very worrying this is would be the same poor soul who we reported. I hope like his family member they make full recovery.

Originally Posted by mertle

I may got it slighty wrong wording but 40% death rate surely worry for any disease.

Hopefully our weather will kill it it dont spread wildly. Loses its power due to early effective containment/treatment.

Found out looking in who apparantly respritory illness can be caught from animals. In 2009 Who had outbreak of hendra virus which can cause respritory or neurologic complications. Though the 3 infected fully recovered thankfully.

http://www.who.int/mediacentre/facts.../en/index.html

a 40% death rate when it is new and only a few cases is meaningless due to the fact treatments have not been tested.Remember it has not started here in the west it started elsewhere where treatment may not be as easy to attain. Now if it was 40% still when cases are in the tens of thousands then I would be a little frightened