Health Care Ethics Issues Raised by SARS - U.S. Department ...

Effective Dates: April 24, 2003, through April 23, 2004. Preamble: This emergency regulation is necessary due to an imminent threat to public health. Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a new communicable disease that has affected more than 3,000 people worldwide, with 200 suspected cases in the United States, including six in Virginia. ................
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