Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

Healthcare Providers
Healthcare providers are likely to be the first exposed
  • Undiagnosed or delayed identification of the SARS-CoV resulted in a higher percentage of healthcare workers infected in the 2002/2003 outbreak.
  • A significant amount of cases were healthcare workers.
  • The following chart identifies the total number of SARS cases, in various countries, and the percentage of these cases that were healthcare providers.[7]