The Hindu : SARS: `no need for panic'

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Thursday, May 01, 2003

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Southern States - Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram

SARS: `no need for panic'

By Our Staff Reporter

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM April 30. There is no room for concern over the occurrence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) even though the State is not adequately equipped to counter it, according to the participants at a discussion on this disease, organised here today by the Thiruvananthapuram branch of the Indian Medical Association (IMA).

Various aspects of the disease that has by now caused a scare in society were discussed by a panel of experts from different fields.

It would be advisable to take necessary steps to prevent the disease rather than to begin treating a patient after it has been contracted. The situation was not alarming and it could be hoped that the change in climatic conditions would result in the disease itself dying down as in the case of any epidemic caused by virus. Isolated cases could be managed effectively, but on a large scale there would be serious problems containing the disease, the speakers observed.

Among the speakers were V.C.Velayudhan Pillai, A.Marthanda Pillai and Sreejith N.Kumar.

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