
Learning from SARS
The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in late 2002 and 2003challenged the global public health community to confront a novel epidemic thatspread rapidly from its origins in southern China until it had reached more than 25other countries within a matter of months. In addition to the number of patientsinfected with the SARS virus, the disease had profound economic and political r...
The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in late 2002 and 2003challenged the global public health community to confront a novel epidemic thatspread rapidly from its origins in southern China until it had reached more than 25other countries within a matter of months. In addition to the number of patientsinfected with the SARS virus, the disease had profound economic and political r...