Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

CDC eyes possible workplace spread of SARS

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, May 6th, 2003

The respiratory virus known as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) has appeared to spread in the United States only to family members of health workers with close contact to an infected person.

Until now.

On April 11, the head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said there may be a case of severe acute respiratory syndrome spreading through the workplace.

Dr. Julie Gerberding said a suspected SARS virus patient who became ill after traveling to Asia may have infected a coworker in Florida, a development that makes her "very concerned."

So far, a dozen people - nine family members...

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