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When Fear Went Viral


I can’t remember how many friends had lost their jobs before me, perhaps it was 11 or 12. I do recall that I was handed my notice three days after our weekly work drinks, which we had to move from an indoor bar in Hong Kong’s Central district to an outside venue in Happy Valley as some of my friends feared we’d be exposed to SARS indoors.

The horrific events of 9/11 only a year and a half earlier had already caused the Dow to drop just over 14 percent, losing $1.2 trillion and leaving the Asian Tiger economies flattened. When SARS seized this city in March 2003 it was attacking not only a vulnerable population but also a fragile economy. My job was cut in April; I was one of…

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 When Fear Went Viral

The horrific events of 9/11 only a year and a half earlier had already caused the Dow to drop just over 14 percent, losing $1.2 trillion and leaving the Asian Tiger economies flattened. When SARS seized this city in March 2003 it was attacking not only a vulnerable population but also a fragile economy. My job was cut in April; I was one of thousands who lost a job due to SARS.

CDC

Since 2004, there have not been any known cases of SARS reported anywhere in the world. The content in this Web site was developed for the 2003 SARS epidemic. But, some guidelines are still being used. Any new SARS updates will be posted on this Web site.

CIDRAP

Latest news on Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

GlobalChange.com

SARS infection was a major risk to world health. Only vigorous efforts by many governments prevented a wider epidemic. The threat of new mutant viruses continues and SARS was a wake-up call.

Medscape

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a serious, potentially life-threatening viral infection caused by a previously unrecognized virus from the Coronaviridae family. This virus has been named the SARS-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV). Previously, Coronaviridae was best known as the second-most-frequent cause of the common cold.

News Medical

SARS first appeared in Southern China in November 2002 then surfaced again in Asia in February 2003, from there it spread very quickly to 29 other countries in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia before the global outbreak was contained. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), during the 2003 SARS outbreak a total of 8,098 people worldwide were sickened with SARS and 774 died - the overall case fatality rate was approximately 10% and was highest (50%) in those over 60 years of age.

The Guardian

Breaking SARS news

WHO

SARS was recognized at the end of February 2003. WHO co-ordinated the international investigation with the assistance of the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network and worked closely with health authorities in the affected countries to provide epidemiological, clinical and logistical support as required.

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