These symptoms are taken entirely from confirmed SARS cases:
-- rapid onset of high fever [greater than 100.4F], followed by muscle aches --respiratory distress to the extent of requiring oxygen -- dry cough -- pneumonia -- diarrhea -- confusion -- muscular stiffness/pain -- headache -- leucopenia [low white blood cell count] -- thrombopenia [low platelet count] -- rash -- chills -- rigors -- sore throat -- relapse after two to three days of getting better (chills and rigors with high fever) -- acute respiratory distress accompanying the relapse, sometimes to a point where mechanical breathing aid is required -- chest x-ray may initially be clear, but changes start on day 3-4 [bases in particular]. Chest x-rays continue to worsen and most patients demonstrate bilateral changes with interstitial infiltrations [fluid build-up between cells in the lungs]. These infiltrations produce x-rays with a characteristic cloudy appearance. -- malaise -- loss of appetite -- gastrointestinal upset -- pleuritic chest pain -- excessive mucus in windpipe -- lightheadedness -- hemoptysis [coughing up of blood] -- some elevation in transaminases [AST/ALT/GGT 1- 3x upper limit of normal] -- possible elevations in creatine kinase -- bone pain -- elevated CRP [C-reactive protein - used to assess an acute phase reaction in inflammatory and infective processes with an elevated value interpreted as an indication of an acute phase response or active disease.] -- patients invariably have an elevated creatine phosphokinase [CPK] (The extreme soreness of muscles with stiffness, the elevated CPK that is reported in several sources, is a strong indication for muscle damage (or for hemolysis) -- inability to move -- extreme weakness -- extreme weight loss -- myocarditis -- severe shooting pain all through body -- coma Regards, Catherine -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
