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Orange County Issues SARS Alert (Florida)
WESH.COM ^
| April 24, 2003
| WESH.COM
Posted on 04/24/2003 8:04:02 PM PDT by jgrubbs
Orange County Issues SARS Alert Travel Advisory Planned For Toronto
POSTED: 6:02 p.m. EDT April 24, 2003 UPDATED: 6:24 p.m. EDT April 24, 2003
Officials in Orange County issued a health alert for severe acute respiratory syndrome Thursday afternoon.
There's a probable case of SARS in isolation at an Orange County hospital, according to WESH NewsChannel 2 health reporter Dr. Todd Husty.
Although the case is not confirmed, health officials said they must take it seriously to protect the public. They're reportedly looking at every person the patient had contact with in the community.
Meanwhile, Toronto is the latest city to be placed on a travel advisory by the World Health Organization. Officials with the Orange County Health Department told WESH NewsChannel 2 that every person leaving Toronto will be checked for symptoms of SARS starting Friday.
Those symptoms include a fever of 100.4 or above, a dry cough, and difficulty breathing.
TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: americansars; florida; orlando; sars
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Just heard this on the 11:00 news, why aren't they testing everyone who boards a plane from China to the US. This girl came over from China 10 days ago.
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posted on
04/24/2003 8:04:02 PM PDT
by
jgrubbs
To: jgrubbs; Admin Moderator
Would it be possible to put FL in the title?
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posted on
04/24/2003 8:06:23 PM PDT
by
tutstar
To: jgrubbs
137 Americans die every day in the US from pneumonia. How many from SARS?
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posted on
04/24/2003 8:06:28 PM PDT
by
oceanview
To: jgrubbs
Any idea 'which' Orange County hospital, it is a humongous county. Which Orange County?
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posted on
04/24/2003 8:06:33 PM PDT
by
JustPiper
(Libs are oxymorons, just ask Chicago!!!)
To: jgrubbs
Orange County where? What state? Is this a place we should have heard of?
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posted on
04/24/2003 8:07:14 PM PDT
by
LikeLight
To: jgrubbs
My son lives in Glendora, that's Orange County too, isn't it?
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posted on
04/24/2003 8:07:49 PM PDT
by
blam
To: jgrubbs
why aren't they testing everyone who boards a planeHow about we all just become 'self-reporting'?
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posted on
04/24/2003 8:08:09 PM PDT
by
_Jim
(Guangdong doctor linked to SARS: http://www.biomedcentral.com/news/20030320/09/)
To: oceanview
137 Americans die every day in the US from pneumonia. How many from SARS?I don't think there have been any from SARS, being that this is a brand new sickness.
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posted on
04/24/2003 8:08:23 PM PDT
by
jgrubbs
To: blam
"My son lives in Glendora, that's Orange County too, isn't it?" Never mind. Orange County, Florida.
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posted on
04/24/2003 8:10:10 PM PDT
by
blam
To: tutstar; admin
Sorry, I just copied the headline from the news Web site, didn't think to put Florida, being there is probably an Orange County in all 50 states.
Could the Admin be kind enough to add Florida to the headline for me?
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posted on
04/24/2003 8:10:17 PM PDT
by
jgrubbs
To: jgrubbs
"Just heard this on the 11:00 news, why aren't they testing everyone who boards a plane from China to the US. This girl came over from China 10 days ago.It's a dollars vs people thing. They care more about losing a dollars vs a person. Most, if not all of the cases in the US are from people who came in from China or Toronto Canada.
To: LikeLight
What state?Well, with a "W" as the first letter in the TV stations's call sign it's a station east of the Mississippi River * ...
* There are a few exceptions, however.
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posted on
04/24/2003 8:10:43 PM PDT
by
_Jim
(Guangdong doctor linked to SARS: http://www.biomedcentral.com/news/20030320/09/)
To: LikeLight
Apparently this one is in Florida, but there is one in California, south of LA, and that is what I first thought of, since I live in LA.
To: jgrubbs
I'm in FL and wasn't sure from the title---didn't pay attention to the keywords....it's BADD-Blonde Attention Deficit Disorder
LOL
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posted on
04/24/2003 8:12:24 PM PDT
by
tutstar
To: oceanview
137 Americans die every day in the US from pneumonia. How many from SARS?Since November 16 worldwide SARS cases have increased by over 440,000%. How much have pneumonia cases increased?
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posted on
04/24/2003 8:14:54 PM PDT
by
per loin
To: tutstar
Would it be possible to put FL in the title? Thanks...I was just about to invest in some sugical masks here in Orange County, CA.
I would imagine that it won't be long before there is a case here in California's Orange County. There is a large Asian population in central OC.
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posted on
04/24/2003 8:15:07 PM PDT
by
socal_parrot
(30 lbs lighter since January 1)
To: per loin
Since November 16 worldwide SARS cases have increased by over 440,000%. How much have pneumonia cases increased?The question, I believe, referred to deaths due to SARS "In the US".
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posted on
04/24/2003 8:18:11 PM PDT
by
_Jim
(Guangdong doctor linked to SARS: http://www.biomedcentral.com/news/20030320/09/)
To: _Jim
This is hugh!
To: jgrubbs
Oh great! And I was in Orange County all day without a mask. We're all doomed!
To: oceanview
"137 Americans die every day in the US from pneumonia. How many from SARS? "
I can't imagine what point your remark is making? How many people have pneumonia per day? Is pneumonia spread like a cold? How many people have a common cold each day? If the common cold had a death rate of 5% how many people would there be still alive today?
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