S.A.R.S.

Listed below are are some Web links to help you find authoritative information to answer callers' questions. If the caller is feeling poorly or thinks he has SARS, he or she should call their doctor or health care facility BEFORE arriving to make sure the facility has proper accomodations. Another resource for more information would be your County Department of Health or a local hospital.

NY State Department of Health - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/sars/consumer.htm

U.S. Centers for Disease Control--Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/

World Health Organizations--Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

http://www.who.int/csr/sars/en/

NY State listing of County Departments of Health

http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/lhu/map.htm