I-SARS e-Hong Kong yenza umbono ohlala njalo edolobheni, kusukela emasikini obuso obubonakalayo kuze kutholakale ukunakekelwa okubandayo nokukhuphuka komkhuhlane, ukuphila ngemva kokugqashuka kwalesi sifo kwakungakaze kube okufanayo. Kodwa-ke, izivakashi eziningi zisalokhu zingakhathazeki ngokungadingekile ngeSARS eHong Kong; ngezansi kukhona ulwazi olubalulekile kulokho okwenzekile nokuthi yini okudingeka ukwazi.
Kuyini i-SARS?
I-SARS imele i-Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome futhi iyisifo segciwane esithinta uhlelo lokuphefumula.
Izimpawu zifana nokubandayo noma umkhuhlane, ngokuvamile kuvame ukushisa komkhuhlane, ngokuvamile kulandelwa izinhlungu, ukuvuvukala kanye nezinhlungu nezinhlungu.
Ingabe i-SARS ibulawe?
Hhayi kuzo zonke izimo. Kulaba bantu abangaba ngu-8100 abangenwe yi-2003, abangu-774 bafa. Nakuba kungekho antidote lesi sifo, i-cocktail yezidakamizwa ezibekwe esiteji sokuqala sesifo ziye zafakazela ukuthi ziphumelele. Abantu asebekhulile babhekene nalesi sifo ikakhulukazi.
I-SARS isakazeka kanjani?
Lesi sifo sisakazeka ngendlela efana kakhulu nomkhuhlane ovamile, ngomuntu oseduze nomuntu oxhumana naye. Ukuthungula, ukukhwehlela nokuthinta izindawo ezingcolile konke kucatshangelwa ukugqugquzela lesi sifo. Kuye kwaphakanyiswa ukuthi lesi sifo sinomoya ovuthayo futhi singakwazi ukusabalalisa ngaphezu kwe-SARS ebandayo ebomvu futhi itholakale ezilwaneni, kukholelwa ukuthi lesi sifo kungenzeka ukuthi sasivela emakati kamasango e-Guangzhou.
Kwenzekani eHong Kong?
I-Hong Kong ibike ukuqubuka kwe-SARS ngomhlaka-11 ku-Mashi 2003, isifo esingaziwa.
I-SARS yayivele ibikezwe esifundeni esiseduze sase-Guangdong, futhi isuka lapha ukuthi lesi sifo kucatshangwa ukuthi sitholile. Lesi sifo sitholwe udokotela waseChuzhou owahlala ehhotela laseHong Kong, okuyizivakashi zazo ezazisakazeka ngokungazi ukuthi lesi sifo sihamba emhlabeni wonke.
I-SARS igciwane labantu abangu-1750 eHong Kong, labulala abantu abangaba ngu-300 esikhathini esingangezinyanga ezine.
Yini Engidinga Ukuyazi?
I-Hong Kong ayi-SARS. Abanye abavakashi bayethusa ngenani labantu baseHong Kongers begqoke amasonto okugqoka edolobheni, kodwa baseHong Kongers bafunda izifundo zabo ku-SARS, futhi ngokunciphisa kancane komkhuhlane, bazokwenza imaski yabo ngokuyisimangaliso, ngaleyo ndlela bayeke noma yisiphi isifo ekusakazeni .