Sars Epidemic facts
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Dr. Carlo Urbani recognized the emergence of a outbreak of pneumonia as a new epidemic and immediately notified the WHO, personally flying to Hanoi to investigate. He would die this day in 2003 of SARS, having triggered the most effective response to an epidemic in history.
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During the SARS epidemic in 2004, a 45-year-old Taiwanese woman died from alcohol poisoning after immersing herself in a bathtub full of 40% alcohol for 12 hours, likely because she thought the alcohol would decontaminate her if she had been exposed to the virus.
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. Here are 5 of the best facts about Sars Epidemic I managed to collect.
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The first reports of the SARS epidemic were found in an online teacher's chat room, when a Chinese teacher asked "Have you heard of the terrible sickness in my city?". The outbreak was reported by the CDC less than a week later.
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In 2003, Hong Kong ran a tourism campaign with the slogan "It will take your breath away". This was during the height of the SARS epidemic, a particularly lethal form of pneumonia.
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The first reports of the SARS epidemic were found in a teacher's chatroom, when a Chinese teacher posted that "hospitals have been closed and people are dying." The disease was reported by the CDC less than a week later.
