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One of my friend has been put under quarantine this morning because of SARS
Damn, one of my friend studying at York University has been put under quarantine this morning because he is showing the symptoms. If it gets worse or if it's sars he will need to get to hospital ASAP. I know everything is going to be ok, but according to the e-mail he sent me, he's fucking scared. He also sent me this article :
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Sars mutating, now attacking intestines
Hong Kong - The deadly Sars virus is now attacking the intestines as well as the respiratory system, a leading Hong Kong microbiologist said on Tuesday.
Speaking on Hong Kong radio station RTHK, Professor Malik Peiris of Hong Kong University said the change may indicate the virus has mutated as many experts feared.
Professor Peiris is one of the microbiologists at the forefront of the Hong Kong research into the Sars virus which on Tuesday claimed another five people in the territory bringing the total deaths to 99.
His comments come amid growing concern that the virus is becoming more virulent with many doctors noting changes in the way the disease behaves and who it proves fatal to.
A number of deaths over the last week have occurred in younger previously healthy people - one being a 34-year-old pregnant woman.
An increasing number of those infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) are now suffering from diarrhoea. As many of two thirds of the residents who contracted Sars in the outbreak at the Amoy Gardens high-rise had diarrhoea, according to health officials.
Dr Tom Buckley, the head of the intensive care unit at Hong Kong's Princess Margaret Hospital, said organ failure was also now becoming more common.
"Initially patients were presenting with just respiratory failure," he said. "Now we're seeing renal failure and other organ failure.
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