POL101Y1 Lecture 20: Lecture 20 - SARS 1
Document Summary
Early 2003, in the guangzhou outbreak, one third of infected patients were health care workers, including a dr. l. j. k. And others but no definitive markers and no concensus. Ventilatory support (providing oxygen, for those who were unable to breath) Later it became clear that sars was cause by coronavirus, one that has not been seen previously, Sars is a zoonosis from animals to humans. The case in toronto, where hospitals were closed, because the people that worked there were very vulnerable and only emergencies were allowed, 8,098 people worldwide probably had sars in 29 countries and 774 died. Canada: 438 probable cases, 44 deaths (all in toronto) Var of million with 99% confidence (that meant that 99% probability that you won t lose your 100 million. We make decisions today which will impact the future. Risk is the im-probability of a certain outcome.