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What was the global impact of SARS? ( economic political, environmental, physical, social and cultural issues and their implications.)
what governments did in order to reduce the number of cases of
SARS? (ways of preventions))
what did people do? how they reacted (people actions)
How countries face this disease.
IMPACT OF SARS ON {SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME}— OUT BREAK IN CHINA-2003.
Economic—it causes negative impact of economic status. During the SARS condition USD 12-16 billion as the SARD crisis depressed travel, and individual tourism. Family member and worker of industries have no food, cloths and travel money. Many guest refuses by hotel to stay in hotels. Many more impacted occur on agricultural area and directly affect the health department.
That time WHO announced that was a epidemic area. Every where, all cites looks like a ghost city. There were no person around the street. Due to SARS estimated of 1% GDP in china and 0.5% in Southeast Asia losses.
Political- it impact on the public actin. It affect the political leaders, their administration and their health departments. Due to SARS condition all institution and their political office were closed for several days. Their jurisdictions were closed. During the SARS condition, their political authority didn’t have control on SARS.
Environmental- it causes bad impact on the environment. Surrounding environment are infected with such type of virus that may causes more infection in the infant, children and old age person due to less immunity power. Health care workers are at high risk of developing SARS.
Physical- due to SARD impact lot of person face difficulty in respiration, lot of person suffer with lungs condition. Create lot a disease condition because of SARD virus, that decease the immunity of physical health. Person having general weakness. Individual reported fever, cough, chills, sore throat and vomiting.
Social and cultural issues -- SARS caused large impact on social and cultural area. During the starting phase its causes tension and outbreak in society. It spread panic condition in society. Society person suffer a lot due to SARS. People have not lot of money to purchase antiviral drugs.
Due to SARS condition people facing criticizing by health department and other media source. They asked the several question to patients about SARS condition.
WAYS OF PREVENTING
Different population wide including household, individual person and society person.
They provide preliminary medical examination and according sign and symptom of the person they provide the treatment.
They separated the suspected case from the normal case, then take preventive measures to prevent further infection.
They provide the treatment for the critical for suspected case.
They provide them isolated ward, cabin and room with infection preventive measure for 10 days.
After the discharge form hospital or ward they disinfected the room that ward with sodium hypochloride and formalin, chloro meta xlenol etc.
They use wet mopping with disinfectant cleaner or steam cleaning.
People action on SARS—
During SARS condition magazine and public will focus on a specific issue related to financial and detecting crime condition. They thought it’s a crime issue in our county.
Some people action on SARS is like a money laundering and terrorist attack.