SARS Symptoms

 

Sudden onset of high fever (>38°C)
Sudden onset
of high fever
(>38°C)		 Dry cough
Dry
cough		 Chills and shivering
Chills and
shivering		 Muscle Aches
Muscle
Aches		 Breathing difficulties
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.