SARs
By Patrick Andres and Devon
Where did your pandemic begin?
SARs orignated from animals then caused an infection to people in the Guangdong province of China.
What is/was the cause of your pandemic?
SARs was caused by a previously unrecognized corona virus, called SARs-associated corona virus (SARS-CoV).
Where did it diffuse to? How?
SARs diffused to other cities in China and some countries in Europe. It spread by an individual touching an object with infectious droplets. It can also make the person sick if he or she touches their mouth, eyes, and nose. SARs also spreads by a fever or a cough.
Having a fever or coughing are some of the symptoms of SARs.
What were the effects of the diffusion
It started in the Guangdong province of China,then the outbreaks seed in Hong Kong hospital.
What was your pandemic time period?
The first cases of SARS appeared in late 2002 in the Chinese province of Guangdong,to 2003 as it keep spreading.
How did the pandemic come to an end?
In February 2003, in the French Hospital in Hanoi, Vietnam, an infectious disease specialist with the World Health Organization attended to a Chinese-American businessman who fell severely ill and needed a ventilator to keep him alive. The patient was transferred to Hong Kong, where he eventually died. Before he was moved, however, he infected dozens of health care workers, including WHO physician Carlos Urbani.