Airplane passengers delayed because of SARS fears
Hospital Safety Connection, April 3, 2003
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Authorities asked passengers to remain on an American Airlines flight that landed in San Jose, CA, on April 1 from Tokyo because several passengers reportedly showed symptoms of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), CNN.com reports.
Health officials examined three people and transported them to a nearby hospital, where they were later released. The two women, aged 70 and 50, and a 74-year-old man did not appear very ill. A physician examined two other passengers with coughs on the airplane and determined they were not at risk for SARS. The rest of the passengers and crew were allowed to go home or transfer to other flights.
The so-called mystery illness has sickened approximately 1,800 people worldwide, resulting in 62 deaths, mainly in Hong Kong and mainland China. Six people are dead in Canada from SARS.
The main symptoms of SARS are a high fever combined with dry cough, shortness of breath, or breathing difficulties.
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