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ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- A particularly virulent form of pneumonia had scientists and doctors scrambling Sunday for more information to share with a fearful public that already has been told to consider postponing visits to several locations where the disease has been reported.
Looking to stem any groundswell of panic, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Julie Gerberding noted that "a lot of illnesses" spread at this time of the year.
"We don't even know [if] it's a virus," she told CNN. "It is flu season. We may be confusing this particular illness with garden-variety flu in some cases."
"This particular illness" is the newly named Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, or SARS, an atypical pneumonia that was first recognized last November in China's Guangdong province.
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Looking to stem any groundswell of panic, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Julie Gerberding noted that "a lot of illnesses" spread at this time of the year.
"We don't even know [if] it's a virus," she told CNN. "It is flu season. We may be confusing this particular illness with garden-variety flu in some cases."
"This particular illness" is the newly named Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, or SARS, an atypical pneumonia that was first recognized last November in China's Guangdong province.
Read Full Story here:
http://www.cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/03/16/mystery.disease/index.html
