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Síndrome respiratorio agudo y grave (SARS) - Prevention

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SARS

Prevención:

El hecho de reducir el contacto con personas que padecen SARS disminuye el riesgo de contraer dicha enfermedad. Evite viajar a lugares en donde haya un brote incontrolable de esta afección. Cuando sea posible, evite el contacto directo con personas que padezcan la enfermedad hasta durante al menos 10 días después de que la fiebre y otros síntomas hayan desaparecido.

  • La higiene de las manos es la parte más importante en la prevención del SARS. Realice el lavado de las manos o la limpieza de éstas con un desinfectante instantáneo para manos a base de alcohol.
  • Cúbrase la boca y la nariz al estornudar o toser. Las gotitas que se liberan cuando una persona estornuda o tose son infecciosas.
  • No comparta alimentos, bebidas ni utensilios.
  • Limpie las superficies que se tocan frecuentemente con un desinfectante aprobado por la Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA, por sus siglas en inglés).

En algunas situaciones, puede ser útil el uso de máscaras y gafas protectoras para prevenir la diseminación de la enfermedad. Igualmente, usted puede utilizar guantes al manipular cualquier elemento que pueda haber estado en contacto con gotitas infectadas.

  • Reviewed last on: 2/19/2011
  • David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Denis Hadjiliadis, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Anderson LJ. Coronaviruses. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 389.

McIntosh K, Perlman S. Coronaviruses including severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (SARS)-associated coronavirus. In: Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R, eds. Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Disease. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2009:chap 155.

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