LEADER 03413nam 22005894a 450 001 9910809954803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-32054-4 010 $a9786611320546 010 $a0-470-75595-4 010 $a0-470-75521-0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000399542 035 $a(EBL)351431 035 $a(OCoLC)437218682 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000244588 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11240367 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000244588 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10171204 035 $a(PQKB)11327255 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC351431 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL351431 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10232857 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL132054 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000399542 100 $a20041217d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aSevere acute respiratory syndrome /$fedited by Malik Peiris ... [et al.] 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aMalden, Mass $cBlackwell Pub.$d2005 215 $a1 online resource (286 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4051-3031-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aSevere Acute Respiratory Syndrome; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1. SARS: A Historical Perspective from Hong Kong; 2. SARS: A Global Perspective; 3. Clinical Presentation of the Disease in Adults; 4. SARS in Children; 5. SARS: Sequelae and Implications for Rehabilitation; 6. Radiology of SARS; 7. Aetiology of SARS; 8. Structure of the Genome of SARS CoV; 9. Viral Diagnosis of SARS; 10. Pathology and Pathogenesis; 11. SARS Coronavirus: An Animal Reservoir?; Colour plate facing page 80; 12. Comparative Biology of Animal Coronaviruses: Lessons for SARS 327 $a13. Epidemiology and Transmission of SARS14. Transmission Dynamics and Control of the Viral Aetiological Agent of SARS; 15. The Seasonality of Respiratory Virus Diseases: Implications for SARS?; 16. Public Health Response: A View from Singapore; 17. Public Health Response: A View from Hong Kong; 18. Public Health Response: A View from a Region with a Low Incidence of SARS; 19. Infection Control for SARS: Causes of Success and Failure; 20. Antiviral Agents for SARS; 21. Vaccines; 22. Counting the Economic Cost of SARS; 23. Preparing for a Possible Resurgence of SARS 327 $a24. Lessons for the Future: Pandemic Influenza25. Lessons Learnt; Appendix; Index 330 $aPrompting the first WHO global health alert for over a decade, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) was first recognised in South-East Asia in February 2003. With the causative agent now identified as a new strain of coronavirus, the medical world has gained important knowledge on the aetiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, pathogenesis, epidemiology, disease treatment and infection control with amazing speed. Despite this, major gaps remain in our understanding - the race is on to develop new cures and effective vaccines, and the long-term impact on health, society and 606 $aSARS (Disease) 615 0$aSARS (Disease) 676 $a616.2 701 $aPeiris$b Malik$0864866 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910809954803321 996 $aSevere acute respiratory syndrome$91930429 997 $aUNINA