Guest guest Posted May 23, 2003 Report Share Posted May 23, 2003 An excessive immune reaction appears to be the fatal factor in patients who die of SARS, according to medical data from Hong Kong. The new information was revealed by Klaus Stöhr, the World Health Organization's chief scientist for SARS in a briefing earlier this week. " In the first week or so of disease the virus is replicating mainly in the upper respiratory tract, causing high fever and dry cough. But in the second week we see an over-reaction of the immune response, and in 20 per cent of cases that leads to very severe disease. " http://www.newscientist.com/hottopics/sars/article.jsp? id=99993693 & sub=News%20update Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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