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...recognized that the policy may cause serious academic and professional problems for a portion of our community, but it was clearly intended to prevent more dire consequences to the larger community. In my own experience, my entire college was quarantined for several months as a result of a polio outbreak. The policies of CDC and WHO and the University are under constant review. It was predictable that Toronto, like Vietnam, would soon be able to show that they have stopped SARS transmission within and beyond their borders for 20 days; that is unlikely to be the case soon in China...
Time since the World Health Organization added Hong Kong to its travel advisory due to the worsening outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS...
...always frightening to watch an outbreak spread. But it's also important to keep it in perspective. If you're anxious about SARS, keep up with the news and contact local health authorities if you fear you may have come in contact with SARS. In this situation, as in so many, information is the best defense...
...SARS an agent of bioterror? Health officials say there is no reason to believe the outbreak of SARS is the result of bioterrorism...
...protect myself from SARS? If you live in a country (i.e. the U.S.) where no concentrated outbreak has been documented, you don't need to worry too much about contracting SARS. People who live in hard-hit areas like Hong Kong, which is adjacent to Guangdong, should follow local health officials' instructions and keep their distance from people known to be infected. Travelers should note that WHO now recommends that travel to Hong Kong or the Guangdong Province, as well as Beijing and Shanxi Province, China, and Toronto be postponed, unless the travel is "essential...