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WHO

港・九竜湾の民間団地アモイガーデン（淘大花園）で発生した新型肺炎の重症急性呼吸器症侯群（SARS）の集団感染で、香港政府は17日、SARSウイルスを含んだ水しぶきや水蒸気が排水管を通じて下水管から浴室に流れ込んだのが原因とみられる、と発表した。 衛生福祉食物局によると、排水管にはU字に曲がった部分があり、水がたまって害虫や臭気を遮断する仕組み。しかし、水がない状態で浴室を密閉し、換気扇を回すと、気圧の変化によって下水管内の空気が浴室に入ることを確認した。下水管から水しぶきや水蒸気に混じって各戸の浴室にウイルスが拡散したらしい。

CDC recommends

If you think you (or someone in your family) might have SARS, you should:

Consult a health care provider as soon as possible.
Cover your mouth and nose with tissue when coughing or sneezing. If you have a surgical mask, wear it during close contact with other people. A mask can reduce the number of droplets coughed into the air.

If you have SARS and are being cared for at home, you should:

Follow the instructions given by your health care provider.
Limit your activities outside the home during this 10-day period. For example, do not go to work, school, or public areas.
Wash your hands often and well, especially after you have blown your nose. Cover your mouth and nose with tissue when you sneeze or cough.
If possible, wear a surgical mask when around other people in your home. If you can't wear a mask, the members of your household should wear one when they are around you.
Don't share silverware, towels, or bedding with anyone in your home until these items have been washed with soap and hot water.
Clean surfaces (counter or tabletops, door knobs, bathroom fixtures, etc.) that have been contaminated by body fluids (sweat, saliva, mucous, or even vomit or urine) from the SARS patient with a household disinfectant used according to the manufacturer's instructions. Wear disposable gloves during all cleaning activities. Throw these out when you are done. Do not reuse them.
Follow these instructions for 10 days after your fever and respiratory symptoms have gone away.

If you are caring for someone at home who has SARS, you should:

Be sure that the person with SARS has seen a health care provider and is following instructions for medication and care.
Be sure that all members of your household are washing their hands frequently with soap and hot water or using alcohol-based hand wash.
Wear disposable gloves if you have direct contact with body fluids of a SARS patient. However, the wearing of gloves is not a substitute for good hand hygiene. After contact with body fluids of a SARS patient, remove the gloves, throw them out, and wash your hands. Do not wash or reuse the gloves.
Encourage the person with SARS to cover their mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing. If possible, the person with SARS should wear a surgical mask during close contact with other people in the home. If the person with SARS cannot wear a surgical mask, other members of the household should wear one when in the room with that person.
Do not use silverware, towels, bedding, clothing, or other items that have been used by the person with SARS until these items have been washed with soap and hot water.
Clean surfaces (counter or tabletops, door knobs, bathroom fixtures, etc.) that have been contaminated by body fluids (sweat, saliva, mucous, or even vomit or urine) with a household disinfectant used according to the manufacturer's instructions. Wear disposable gloves during all cleaning activities. Throw these out when done. Do not reuse them.
Follow these instructions for 10 days after the sick person's fever and respiratory symptoms have gone away.
If you develop a fever or respiratory symptoms, contact your health care provider immediately and tell him or her that you have had close contact with a SARS patient.
2003.04.11