Some lessons from SARS 2003 episode (from WHO book)
Long thread warning.
(1/x)
Long thread warning.
(1/x)
1/4-1/3 of the cases were medics
WHO travel advisory were issued 5-6 months after the initial outbreak (responses we are getting now is relatively timely)
(2/x)
WHO travel advisory were issued 5-6 months after the initial outbreak (responses we are getting now is relatively timely)
(2/x)
SARS case definition by WHO -- looks too similar to CDC's criteria for 2019nCov.
(3/x)
(3/x)
WHO investigate rumors of suspected SARS cases as well (pre-twitter)
Hongkong, Vietnam, Singapore epidemic charts.
(5/x)
(5/x)
Transmission chain example in Singapore
pretty awful.
(6/x)
pretty awful.
(6/x)
Taiwan: imported a few cases, then hospital clusters went wild (7/x)
Transmission chain in the Philippines
(8/x)
(8/x)
Canada's epidemic curve (9/x)
Superspreaders were a big problem for SARS
(10/x)
(10/x)
Interesting /Unsolved mystery of a super spreader in a hotel
(11/x)
(11/x)
Super spreader on a plane (via bathroom visits?)
(12/x)
(12/x)
Super spreader between condos. (know your neighbors?)
(13/x)
(13/x)
Three phases of SARS
Surprise: fever going away != recovery (sometimes)
Surprise: fever going away != recovery (sometimes)
Diarrhea very common (70%) among SARS patients
(15/x)
(15/x)
SARS was a killer for old male with high LDH. :(
(16/x)
(16/x)
Global epidemic curve: multiple waves of infection
(17/x)
(17/x)
Life goes on with or without SARS
FIN.
(18/18)
FIN.
(18/18)
