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United States Centers for Disease Control
Complete and official information for the public and health care providers, including information for patients and their close contacts.
www.cdc.gov
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
Symptoms and treatment guidelines, travel advisory, and daily outbreak updates. From the World Health Organization (WHO).www.who.int
Basic facts, estimates of the doubling time of the epidemic, and outlines of best-case and worst-case scenarios. Also discusses the need for more basic research on viral diseases.
www.globalchange.com
Case Definitions for Surveillance of SARS
Official criteria for suspect and probable cases from the World Health Organization (WHO).
www.who.int
Information and special commentaries from the faculty of Harvard Medical School.
www.intelihealth.com
Health Canada: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
Updates on Canadian cases of the disease, description of its symptoms, and travel advisory.
www.hc-sc.gc.ca
Radiological Appearances of Recent Cases of Atypical Pneumonia in Hong Kong
Radiological and CT features of SARS, with many sample images. From the Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Organ Imaging of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital.
www.droid.cuhk.edu.hk
Autopsy and cytological findings, with pictures of pertinent specimens, assembled by a group of doctors and pathologists in Hong Kong. Intended to assist other clinicians in diagnosis.
www.eelab.com
Information on the research program of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, US.
www.niaid.nih.gov
SARS as the movie "12 Monkeys" circa 2003
An attempt to document the history and spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome and its impact on society as it happens.
www.thomasleavitt.org
A comprehensive guide to SARS, with articles by a team of science journalists at the Australian Broadcasting Corp. It details what is known about the outbreak, the virus, the ensuing panic and known symptoms and treatments.
www.abc.net.au
Discusses whether kids are at risk for SARS, common symptoms, and what parents should do to protect their children from severe acute respiratory syndrome.
pediatrics.about.com
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
Information about the imaging and pathology of SARS.
www.afip.org
MEDLINEplus : Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
News, links and information from The United States National Library of Medicine.
www.nlm.nih.gov
Center for the Study of Emerging Infections
Fact sheets, education and training, and official remarks and reports by Saint Louis University, School of Public Health.
www.emerginginfections.slu.edu