SARS caused more fear and social disruption than any other disease of our time. While It killed a relatively small number of people, it nevertheless buckled economies, crippled international trade and travel, and emptied the streets of some of the worldˇ¦s most prosperous cities. Where did this frightening disease come from? How did it spread? And will the world be any better prepared if it returns? For the first time, these and other questions are answered in this remarkable inside account of what really took place in those fateful months of 2003 when severe acute respiratory syndrome threatened to engulf the world. For health specialists, this book will serve as an indispensable guide to the science of SARS, providing a detailed account of the clinical symptoms associated with the disease, the unraveling of the genetic secrets of the SARS coronavirus and the development of vaccines and diagnostics.
