Brian Reid
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Answering SARS
For two months, at the height of the SARS outbreak, I answered reader questions on SARS for the Washington Post's weekly health section. The collection of columns is posted below.


Is There A Cover-Up?
_____ " I am concerned that the United States is not reporting SARS cases, and rumors are circulating that SARS is in San Francisco. Is there a cover-up?"
Washington Post, July 1, 2003

A Winter Outbreak?
_____ "Is it possible that SARS will emerge in the United States when the weather gets cooler?"
Washington Post, June 24, 2003

The Age Card (no link available)
_____ "How does age relate to SARS? Is it like other diseases, which are more likely to hit the elderly and very young?"
Washington Post, June 17, 2003

SARS for Cash?
_____ "I've had this question since the beginning of the SARS epidemic: What about money? Everyone uses it, even people who are sick. It is constantly being passed around. Can it transmit disease?"
Washington Post, June 10, 2003

SARS Bites Dog?
_____ "Is my dog at any risk of SARS?"
Washington Post, June 3, 2003

Who's Immune?
_____ "How much immunity does a SARS patient have after recovery? Are recovered health workers protected against further SARS infection?"
Washington Post, May 27, 2003

Answering SARS: Hiding Fevers, Sprays That Kill and Other Reader Questions
_____This week we launch a regular effort to address reader questions about severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), the deadly and still little understood disease that is spreading from Asia to the rest of the world.
Washington Post, May 20, 2003