The Deadly Pneumonia

SARS or Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome is suspected to have infected some people in my area. It has caused my local hospital to be closed to all visitors other than parents of pediatric patients or family of the critically ill. All elective surgery has been canceled along with all diagnostic imaging (MRI, CT, X-ray etc.) appointments. Many hospitals in the surrounding areas have been shut down to the public as well. Over 1800 staff is under quarantine after 4 patients were positively diagnosed with SARS at one hospital. About 53 people worldwide have died and hundreds more are falling ill. Scary, isn't it?People are snapping up protective masks quicker than the stores can supply them according to the front page of my local paper. You can be sure I will not be venturing far from home or visiting my doctor, unless I have limbs that are falling off, until they get this disease under control.