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WHO and KL advise against going to places affected by SARS
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has advised travellers not to go to Guangdong province in southern China and here because of the deadly Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
Three more may be infected
The Ipoh Hospital has recorded three more admissions of patients suspected to be down with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), bringing the total number of suspected cases in the state to five.
Quarantine order a must
Families or people who disobey the Health Ministry's quarantine order, to contain the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) from spreading, can be penalised for the offence.
Japan 'lucky' to have been spared so far
B>TOKYO:/BWhile SARS has spread like wildfire through Asia and around the world, Japan has simply been lucky not to have confirmed cases yet, according to health experts who confess they don't know why the country has so far been spared.
Vaccine for pigs clue to fighting SARS
B>WASHINGTON:/BA vaccine used to treat viral respiratory infections among pigs could prove useful in finding a cure for a mysterious pulmonary ailment that has killed more than 100 people worldwide, a leading US epidemiologist said.
Expert: SARS is in Asia to stay
B>SINGAPORE:/BSingapore scientists were searching for the source of growing SARS infections at the nation's largest hospital yesterday after a US expert warned that the virus was probably in Asia to stay.
Keep diseases at bay with good hygiene
Like everyone else, a certain reporter was worried about Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome when she became unwell.
First local SARS death reported
B>FIRST DEATH/B(April 6): The Health Ministry confirmed the first death related to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Mohamad Taha Arif said a 64-year-old Chinese male from Jerantut, Pahang, who died on March 30, was admitted to Kuala Lumpur Hospital in a serious condition a day earlier.
Doctor's love and family life hurt by SARS
FROM the time he was in secondary school, Dr Daniel Chong had wanted to be a medical officer battling dangerous diseases.
