I-SARS e-Hong Kong yenza ingqiqo ehlala njalo kwisixeko, ukususela kwiimpawu zobuninzi obunobuninzi kwiinkcukacha ezihlawulwe kubanda kunye nokuqhambuka komkhuhlane, ubomi emva kokuqhambuka kwesi sifo akuzange kube njalo. Nangona kunjalo, abaninzi abakhenkethi basasaxhala ngokungathandeki ngeSARS eHong Kong; ngezantsi ngcaciso ebalulekileyo kwizinto ezenzekile kunye nento ofuna ukuyazi.
Yintoni i-SARS?
I-SARS imele i-Syndrome eyi-Acute Respiratory Syndrome kwaye isifo sesifo sentsholongwane esichaphazela inkqubo yokuphefumula.
Iimpawu zifana nebandayo okanye umkhuhlane, ngokuqhelekileyo ziqala ngomkhuhlane ophezulu, zilandelwa ziintloko, ukuvuvukala kunye neentlungu kunye neentlungu.
Ngaba i-SARS iyingozi?
Akunjalo kuzo zonke iimeko. Kubantu ababalelwa ku-8100 abanesifo ekugqibeleni ngo-2003, i-774 yafa. Nangona kungekho nkunkuma yokulwa nesifo, i-cocktail yezilwanyana ezichazwe ekuqaleni kweso sifo ziye zavakala ngokuphumelelayo. Abantu asebekhulile babonakalisa ukuba banesifo.
I-SARS isasazeka njani?
Esi sifo sisasazeka ngendlela efana neyobushushu obuqhelekileyo, kumntu osondeleyo kumntu oqhagamshelana naye. Ukukrazula, ukukhwehlela kunye nokuchaphazela izinto ezihlambulukileyo zicatshulwa ukuba zifake isifo. Kuye kucetyiswa ukuba lesi sifo sinobudlova kwaye sisenokukwazi ukusasazeka ngaphezu kwe-SARS ebandayo ebanjwe nayo kwizilwanyana, kukholelwa ukuba eso sifo sinokuvela kwiikati zase-Guangzhou.
Yintoni eyenzekayo eHong Kong?
I-Hong Kong ibhengeze ukuqubuka kwe-SARS ngomhla we-11 Matshi 2003, ngoko isifo esingaziwa.
I-SARS sele ibhengezwe kwiphondo elikufuphi laseT Guangdong, kwaye ivela apha ukuba isifo esicinga ukuba savela. Esi sifo sagqithwa udokotela waseChuzhou owayehlala ehotele laseHong Kong, iindwendwe zakhe zazisasaza isifo esijikelezayo kwihlabathi.
I-SARS igula abantu abangama-1750 eHong Kong, ibulala abantu abangaba ngu-300 ngaphezu kweenyanga ezine.
Yintoni endiyidingayo ukuba ndiyazi?
I-Hong Kong iyi-free SARS. Abanye abakhenkethi bayothuka ngenxa yenani labantu baseHong Konger bembethe iipokisi zokugada malunga needolophu, nangona kunjalo, iiHong Kongers zifunde izifundo zabo kwi-SARS, kwaye zincinci kakhulu, ziza kwenza i-mask yazo ibeke isisifo sokusasazeka .