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...risk? Theoretically, anyone who is within coughing or sneezing distance of someone infected with SARS can come down with the virus. (SARS is spread through bodily secretions, i.e. saliva, which is why so many people in Asian cities are now wearing surgical masks). Those who live or work in close quarters, like housing projects or hospitals appear to be most at risk. People diagnosed with SARS are generally isolated from the general public, and health care workers who treat these patients are at significant risk for the disease, and should wear filter masks, goggles, aprons, head covers, and gloves when...
...exact method of transmission of SARS is currently unknown, but the WHO website says it may be transmitted through secretions or exhaled droplets of saliva...
With more than 400 cases of SARS, Hong Kong is second only to China as a hotbed of the disease. Some medical officials had called for the rugby event's cancellation, warning that SARS is spread by saliva droplets--in rich supply when you pack tens of thousands of loud, hard-drinking rugby fans together. But the games went ahead, with 25,000 fans attending Saturday...
...were to be offered surgical masks, but there has been such a run on them that too few were available. Instead, bandannas were distributed, which fans were told to wear around their mouths. "When you wear them all day, the [bandannas] get all wet with saliva and sweat, becoming useless," said Lo Wing-lok, president of the Hong Kong Medical Association. Hong Kong officials apparently felt they could not afford to cancel a popular event that would boost a tourism industry in free fall: since the disease hit, city restaurants have seen a 15% drop in dinner business, and travel...
...green light last weekend's annual rugby tournament featuring teams from 24 countries. With more than 400 cases of SARS, Hong Kong is second only to China as a hotbed of the disease. Some medical officials had called for canceling the rugby event, warning that SARS is spread by saliva droplets - in rich supply among tens of thousands of loud, hard-drinking rugby fans. But the games went ahead. Initially fans...