HS/HSL - SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) is a respiratory illness, characterized by pneumonia-like inflamation of the lungs. The cause of SARS is unknown. Cases of SARS were originally reported in Asia and have spread to the United States, Canada and Europe. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) are investigating.

The Health Sciences and Human Services Library's SARS web page links users to a number of selected web sites that may be useful to both health care professionals and consumers interested in SARS. See selection criteria.

• American Red Cross
  (http://www.redcross.org/news/hs/030402sars.html)
  Describes SARS and includes Frequently Asked Questions about pneumonia and coronavirus.
  
  
• Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
  (http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/)
  Contains guidelines and recommendations, travel advice and international resources. Includes a link to the most recent MMWR update on SARS. To search for previous MMWR updates, type SARS in the search box.
  
  
• Community Health Administration
  (http://www.cha.state.md.us/edcp/html/sars_info.html)
  From the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, provides general information on SARS as well as links to CDC screening and case report forms and guidelines.
  
  
• MedlinePlus
  (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/severeacuterespiratorysyndrome.html)
  Includes links to latest news sources, prevention and screening and recent PubMed citations.
  
  
• New England Journal of Medicine - Early Release
  (http://nejm.org/earlyrelease/sars.asp)
  Contains full text articles from the New England Journal of Medicine on SARS.
  
  
• World Health Organization (WHO)
  (http://www.who.int/csr/sars/en/)
  Includes up to date information on SARS including reported cases and affected areas.