Tom Frieden

What works most effectively for quelling disease outbreaks like Ebola is not quarantining huge populations. What works is focusing on and isolating the sick and those in direct contact with them as they are at highest risk of infection. This strategy worked with SARS, and it worked during the H1N1 flu pandemic.

American Public Servant

Howard Rheingold

The Chinese government tried to keep a lid on the SARS crisis, but there were 160 million text messages in three days sent by Chinese citizens. These are early indications that it's going to be difficult for people who used to have control over the news to maintain that level of control.

American Critic

Nathan Wolfe

When there is an influenza threat, drop everything and focus on risks from influenza pandemics. When SARS spreads, focus on unknown respiratory diseases. This approach helps to quell public concern, but it's a hugely inefficient way to deal with future risks.

American Scientist

Anthony Fauci

Some of the most vulnerable people to getting the SARS virus are health care providers. The general public, walking in the street, there is really not that much risk at all. It's a very, very low risk - a very, very low risk.

Anne Applebaum

Like SARS or Ebola, COVID-19 seems to be another disease that has jumped from the animal kingdom to the human and then traveled quickly because of trains, cars, airplanes, and people clustering in public places.

American Journalist

Michael C. Burgess

We saw in 2003 the beginnings of an outbreak of an illness called SARS. SARS ended up killing 800 people which is a significant number of deaths, but nowhere near as high as it could have been.

American Politician

Gro Harlem Brundtland

This syndrome, SARS, is now a worldwide health threat... The world needs to work together to find its cause, cure the sick and stop its spread.

Norwegian Politician

Alan Mulally

I've just seen it all - I've seen the bird flu, I've seen the Asian economic meltdown, SARS, 9/11, economic cycles.

American Businessman

Margaret Chan

We cannot think of the old days when we were dealing with SARS. It's a totally different ballgame now.

Chinese Public Servant

Ron Santo

I'm the perfect candidate to be affected by SARS. I'm highly susceptible to infections.

American Athlete

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Health Crisis

Refers specifically to the 2002-2003 outbreak, remember the temporal context.

Historical Context

Commonly used in medical and health-related discussions or literature.

Medical Term

The SARS is a government agency, not to be mistaken for the illness.

Tax Authority

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South African Context

Discusses financial responsibilities and processes in South Africa.

Money Matters

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