Viruses and the Lung by Armando E. Fraire Bruce A. Woda Raymond M. Welsh & Richard L. Kradin

Author:Armando E. Fraire, Bruce A. Woda, Raymond M. Welsh & Richard L. Kradin
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Berlin, Heidelberg

13.10 Differential Diagnosis

Initial signs and symptoms of SARS are nonspecific and common, which generates a wide differential diagnosis of respiratory pathogens including influenza virus, parainfluenza viruses, respiratory syncytial virus, Haemophilus influenza, Mycoplasma pneumonia, Chlamydia species, Legionella species, Coxiella burnetii, and other human coronaviruses (WHO 2004b).

13.11 Prevention

At the time of this writing in October 2013, the world is in an interepidemic period for SARS. The greatest risk of recurrence is from emergence or introduction of SARS-CoV from laboratories and emergence of SARS-CoV-like viruses from wildlife or other animal reservoirs. If SARS recurs, early detection of infected individuals is essential to contain local spread of infection and prevent international dissemination. Primary responsibility for risk assessment and management of SARS is with national health authorities, for example, the CDC in the United States. However, in its role coordinating global and regional surveillance, the WHO has revised its guidelines for global surveillance and reporting of SARS and has provided a framework of activities at national and international levels for risk assessment of SARS (WHO 2004b, c).

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