4:55 p.m., April 4, 2003--Links to information about "Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) are now available on UDs Student Health Service (SHS) main web site at [http://www.udel.edu/shs/].
The SHS site provides a direct link at the top of its home page to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) web site listing of "Frequently Asked Questions about Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome" [http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars].
Those who want to know more about this respiratory illness that has been reported in Asia, North America and Europe, can review SARS information posted on the World Health Organization at web site at [http://www.who.int/csr/sars/en/].
All travelers are advised to monitor their health for at least 10 days and contact their physicians if they become ill with a fever accompanied by a cough or difficulty breathing and to tell their physician of their recent travel from the areas in question, Dr. Joe Siebold, SHS director, said.
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