SARS Symptoms
Sudden onset
of high fever
(>38°C) |
Dry
cough |
Chills and
shivering |
Muscle
Aches |
Breathing
difficulties |
- If you develop these symptoms and have
travelled to the list of
SARS-affected areas as identified by
WHO, or have been a close contact of persons
diagnosed with SARS, please seek immediate
medical attention at TTSH.
- The earliest symptom is a sudden onset of
high fever with or without muscle aches. Some
patients may also have chills, headaches,
shivering spells and cough. After 3 to 7 days,
patients may start to cough and experience
shortness of breadth, and X-ray changes of
pneumonia, usually after a further 3 to 4 days.
- A person is not infectious during the
incubation period which is about 3 to 7 days, but
for some, it may be up to 10 days. Most of the
SARS patients in Singapore passed on the virus
to a small number of people only and through close
contact.
- From the cases so far, it appears that SARS
becomes infectious only after the infected person
develops the symptoms. A small number of
individuals with SARS who are very sick can
be very infectious.
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