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Why is sars mostly in asia. does this mean it can't come to the us?

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Dr. William Walsh answered

Specializes in Addiction Medicine

Local spread: Animal to human spread (in this case bats to humans) was in Asia as that is where the animal reservoir for the virus was. Sars-cov could spread to bats in the US (possibly), but as it has been 6 years since the last case I'd say that it looks like it won't. Human to human transmission occurred in the Canadian flavor of the virus but not in the US - but it certainly could happen if there was ...

Answered 12/7/2014

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Dr. Ecaterina Sartina answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

No, it doesn't mean : But there is no sars anymore since 2004.

Answered 1/12/2013

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