Sars
...ughs or sneezes droplets of fluid into the air and somebody else breathes them in. One theory on how people living in one building can all contract SARS so quickly is very frightening. Scientists think that the droplets containing can live for hours on elevator buttons. If this is true, in a matter of 10 hours, an entire building of people could have SARS without even knowing it. There are many symptoms for SARS. The illness usually begins with a fever above 100.4 degrees F. In 2-7 days, the patients may develop a dry, non-productive cough that might progress to the point where not enough oxygen is going to the brain. In 10-20% of the cases, artificial breathing was need for the patient. Because the incubation period for SARS is 2-7 days, people don’t know they have it and do not request proper medical attention. There is no current cure for SARS; however, scientists are working around the clock to find one. SARS was discovered in China after people staying in a hotel, and people staying in a certain apartment complex came down with the illness. The most cases and deaths due to SARS are in China. In China some areas are sta...