80 Questions and Answers on the Prevention and Control of Atypical Pneumonia

Author: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Health Department
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Publish Date: 2003-05-01
Features: In recent times, non-classical pneumonia cases with clinical features of "high fever, dry cough, normal or low white blood cell count, and patchy infiltrative shadows on chest X-ray" have occurred in regions such as Guangdong, Hong Kong, Beijing, and Shanxi. The symptoms include sudden onset, fever, chills, accompanied by body aches, joint and muscle pain, fatigue, dry cough, and little sputum. The disease is highly contagious and can be transmitted through close contact with droplets. Due to the sudden onset, people often become panicked. In fact, as long as proper preventive measures are taken, the disease can be prevented.