On June sixth (��δ years), July 5, 2003, the World Health Organization announced that it has successfully controlled SARS.



July 2003, the World Health Organization announced that it has successfully control SARS
contagious atypical pneumonia, also known as severe acute respiratory syndrome (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndromes), or SARS, is a a new species infected with the SARS-associated coronavirus as the main symptoms of fever, dry cough, chest tightness, severe cases, rapidly progressive respiratory failure, respiratory diseases, the rapid progress of the highly infectious disease the main features of the disease.
patients as an important source of infection, mainly in patients with acute respiratory secretions of patients at this time, very high levels of virus in the blood, and have obvious symptoms, such as sneezing and easy to spread the virus. SARS coronavirus, mainly through airborne droplets close contact with the secretions and close contact, is a new virus, the population does not have immunity, are generally susceptible.
disease mortality of about 15%, and the onset of winter and spring. Pathogenesis and immune system damage. After the virus enters the body, be copied, can cause the body's abnormal immune response, because the immune system is damaged, leading to the patient's immune defects. SARS virus can directly damage the immune system, especially lymphocytes. Hank Bekedam,
WHO representative in China, China has played a very important role
reviews in the victory over SARS: SARS has changed our lives.