Prevention:

Reducing your contact with people who have SARS lowers your risk for the disease. Avoid travel to places where there is an uncontrolled SARS outbreak. When possible, avoid direct contact with persons who have SARS until at least 10 days after their fever and other symptoms are gone.

• Hand hygiene is the most important part of SARS prevention. Wash your hands or clean them with an alcohol-based instant hand sanitizer.
• Cover your mouth and nose when you sneeze or cough. Droplets that are released when a person sneezes or coughs are infectious.
• Do not share food, drink, or utensils.
• Clean commonly touched surfaces with an EPA-approved disinfectant.

In some situations, masks and goggles may be useful for preventing the spread of the disease. You may use gloves when handling any items that may have touched infected droplets.