Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) was placed on U.S. quarantine list
On Mar. 18, 2003, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) was placed on U.S. quarantine list. Persons under quarantine were required to stay where they were quarantined; take their temperature two to three times a day; seek medical attention promptly if they had fever (>100.4ᄎ F [>38ᄎ C]), cough, shortness of breath, or other respiratory symptoms.
They were not allowed to use public transportation, visit hospitalized patients, or visit crowded public places.
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Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Credit: Photo: Transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles isolated from a patient. Image captured and color-enhanced at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility in Fort Detrick, Maryland. Courtesy: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.