Management

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, can develop as a result of several viruses that affect the respiratory tract. Managing this illness wisely can lead to a better and faster recovery. Knowing SARS managing techniques is very important because the disease gained a huge number of cases every year. If not treated well and at the right time, acute respiratory infections can lead even to lethal cases. Here are some of the most important steps that should be remembered when facing SARS:

-          Convince a person that develops symptoms to avoid crowded places and public transport, try to stay home until feeling better providing the good hygiene. Contact with healthy family members should be minimized as well.

-          Infected persons should consume more fluids, helping to eliminate the virus through sweat and urine.

-          Immediately report the case to your local health authority or family doctor.

-          Provide samples of blood, urine, bronchoalveolar lavage and obtain chest X-ray as soon as possible to study the illness progress.

-          Patients that developed SARS should always wear surgical masks, as well as doctors and family members that contact infected people.

-          Oxygen saturation is also very important, a proper ventilation is needed at all times, if the patient shows severe breathing problems provide artificial lungs ventilation immediately.