Question 1

what are the symptoms and signs of severe acute respiratory syndrome (sars)?

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Unusual presentation: The prodrome is often somewhat prolonged, lasting for three to seven days and is characterized by fever (temperature ≥100.5ºf [>38ºc]) malaise, headache, and myalgias. Unlike many all other resp viral prodromes, most patients have no upper resp symptoms during this stage. At the end of this prodrome, the respiratory phase begins with a nonproductive cough, and may lead to dyspnea and resp failure.

Question 2

if you have sars (severe acute respiratory syndrome) do you get better?

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Right doc: With the right doc who is highly educated you should get better!

Question 3

what exactly is sars (severe acute respiratory syndrome) and what willit do?

Accepted Answer

Novel coronavirus : SARS or severe acute respiratory syndrome was an explosive outbreak of adult respiratory distress syndrome that started in Hong Kong in 2003.  Within weeks of the outbreak it was determined that SARS was caused by a novel coronavirus.  It was found that this virus infected civets and horseshoe bats which were the zoonotic natural reservoirs.

Question 4

if you have sars, you will have impaired gas exchange right? how long does it take to improve and maintain the patient's respiratory status?

Accepted Answer

It depends: Impaired gas exchange would generally be a late feature of the disease, calling for critical care.  It very much depends on the particular virus on how aggressive it is. The same is true for how long it takes for recovery.  Younger patients, in general, have better prognosis.

Question 5

what are the signs and symptoms of sars

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Nonspecific: The symptoms are generally myalgias, fever, chills, cough, and confusion, which can be present in nearly any systemic viral infection, and can present as a severe case of influenza.   Contact with an infected person or travel to an endemic area would be needed to raise suspicion of this disease in the US.

Question 6

test performed on the advisedx sars-cov2 igg ii assay using the abbott architect results sars-cov-2 igg spike antibody value 8,172.2 au/ml not been ill. had one moderna 1/21(severe reaction) j&j 621 seems this is extraordinarily high? thank you?

Accepted Answer

: All laboratory results need to be interpreted in the clinical context and the doctor who ordered the tests is usually in the best position to do that. Talk to the doctor who ordered the tests. Having said that, antibody to SARS CoV-2 are usually not helpful. "High" levels are not a cause for concern.  
 Wish you good health!

Question 7

how frequent is severe acute respiratory syndrome?

Accepted Answer

See below: In february 2003, the who reported about 300 cases of a rapidly progressive respiratory illness in the guangdong province of china with five deaths. Over the next month, similar cases were reported from hong kong, vietnam, singapore, and canada. The outbreak resulted in a total of 8096 cases with 774 deaths and a case-fatality rate of 9 to 12 percent.

Question 8

what was sars?

Accepted Answer

Virus: SARS is a severe acute respiratory infection caused by a coronavirus.  There were several cases in 2003 and 2004 but no documented infections since then.  There is more info at the cdc website: http://www.CDC.gov/sars/.

Question 9

how is sars spread?

Accepted Answer

SARS: SARS or Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome was spread by droplets through close personal contact.

Question 10

how is sars treated?

Accepted Answer

Supportive measures: There is no treatment for the viral infection itself, we simply support failing organs and provide adequate fluid and nutrition until the illness has run its course.  These can include specialized ivs, ventilators, hemodialysis, feeding tubes, etc.

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If you have sars, you will have impaired gas exchange right? how long does it take to improve and maintain the patient's respiratory status?

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What are the signs and symptoms of sars

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Test performed on the advisedx sars-cov2 igg ii assay using the abbott architect results sars-cov-2 igg spike antibody value 8,172.2 au/ml not been ill. had one moderna 1/21(severe reaction) j&j 621 seems this is extraordinarily high? thank you?

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