Question

please assist with this question:

West Nile Virus

You are the director of communicable diseases in a city health department, responsible for a large urban community. It is early spring in 2003. For the past two years, your department has been working to control the spread of the West Nile Virus and you are pleased with the progress so far. This morning you read about a suspected outbreak of a new disease called SARS which is suspected to have killed dozens of people in Hong Kong. While West Nile Virus is carried by birds, especially crows, SARS is transmitted among people.

When you get to the office and check your email you learn that the World Health Organization has placed a number of East Asian cities off limits for all but essential travel. You also learn that Canada has reported deaths they believe are due to SARS. You are now confronted with addressing a new and virulent contagious disease.

Discuss the approach you would adopt in such a situation.
Follow a step by step process for disaster preparedness.

Answer 1

According to the above given Question by 1. The following solution as. [SARIJ : - SARS at is nenely spreding infection which is 1. transmilled by people. It has hor et reached the corentry. So the approched the adapted here is prevention and preparedness for the outbreak of the disease. preventim people who have plans to travel to affected arear y If the travel as not necessary and urgent it can be postponed ontill they get arfurther nolice that it is safe to travel. People who has symptoms of SARS : If an individual has Jever, Coregh, with ) without chifficulty in breathing, they should ger Consulted with the physiciano mention to the physician if there is a history of travel to placer with SARS Outbreak (ar) Contact with people with the symptoms. above Scanned with CamScanner

- people providing Gre to alected individual a eren Basic pre Carlions to be followed netter after - 10 days after the symptoms have gone the patient should be asooled and interactions should be minimal Steps for disaster preparedness o * Assessment - From a planning Committee Ensure that the health Care queality facility can delect and respond reffectively to SARS. * * planning & Devolop a written preparedness and response plan. Strategy formalim :- Devolop a strategy to quickly correct an deficiencies. Scanned with CamScanner