Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Resources

UNC Health Care Policy: Highly Communicable Respiratory Diseases: Preparedness and Response Plan - March 2009
This is a policy adopted by UNC Health Care System for its use in Infection Control. It is provided to you as information only.

North Carolina (NC) SARS Response Plan - January 2004 - final state plan in pdf format

SPICE is making available a draft of the NC SARS plan in Microsoft Word format that can be downloaded and used as a template.

• NC SARS plan draft
• NC SARS plan appendices draft

North Carolina Communicable Disease Control - SARS

Download Slides

Disclaimer: These slides may be downloaded for personal use only. Commerical use (reproduction, selling, etc.) may be protected by U.S. copyright.

SARS slides - by David J. Weber, MD, MPH - February 11, 2004 version

SARS slides - by William A. Rutala, PhD, MPH - May 26, 2003 version

SARS Infection Control in Healthcare Settings - CDC slides

SARS Slides - APIC-NC - by Evelyn Cook - June 2003

UNC Health Care SARS Policy - revised June 9, 2003

UNC Health Care - Practice Improvements for Management of SARS, September 30, 2003

UNC Health Care Isolation Sign

CDC SARS Information Web Site

• Donning and Removing Personal Protective Equipment poster
• View video conference and download Powerpoint slides.
• Draft - Public Health Guidance for Community-Level Preparedness and Response to SARS

Emerging Infectious Diseases, February 2004 - SARS is the topic of the journal

FDA (Food and Drug Administration) SARS information

Lancet

• early article on SARS; guideline; commentary

OSHA information regarding SARS

World Health Organization - SARS

created 16 April 2003; modified 16 November 2009