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SARS 'patient' in doubt

STAFF CORRESPONDENT
The first suspected SARS patient, identified on Sunday at a city private hospital, is reported to have suffered from influenza.
But the medical board set up Monday did not rule out the possibility of his carrying the deadly virus.
A medical board at the Institute of Chest Diseases Hospital (ICDH) in Mahakhali yesterday said that SM Abul Khair was examined and no symptoms of SARS were found. He had symptoms of influenza but the medical board report said if any members of his family fell sick within a week or so they must immediately report to the hospital.
A thorough medical check up showed that he did not have any signs of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and the chest X-ray exposure was also normal. The 38 years old businessman, SM Abul Khair, was diagnosed at the Institute of Chest Diseases Hospital (ICDH) in Mahakhali and released on Monday.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), 96 per cent of people contracting SARS recover
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normally. Roughly four per cent of the cases turn fatal. WHO will hold a clinical teleconference on Wednesday next to gather international experiences in the management of SARS patients and pool data on the results of various therapeutic regimens.
Reports say that all infected with SARS virus may not develop the disease. Severity of SARS depends on the count of the virus and immunity of the host fighting the infection. So many infected people actually do not show any symptoms and that is the reason SARS is so puzzling to scientists.
Talking to this correspondent yesterday afternoon, SM Abul Khair, who had earlier shown symptoms of SARS, said, "I was sick while in Hong Kong and when I wanted to fly the airlines refused. However, after recovery I left the country and on arrival I was asked if I was feeling sick. Since I was not sick I left the airport
and drove straight to my home."
Khair continued, "Two days after arrival my body temperature suddenly rose to 105 degree Fahrenheit and I felt very uneasy. My worried wife took me to Millenium Hospital in Lalmatia where doctors after checking my pulse and temperature referred me to another hospital requesting me and my family members to put on protective masks."
Khair was admitted to the ICDH in Mahakhali where all SARS patients are supposed to be kept in isolation, according to a recent decision of the government.
Khair from Mollahat Police Station of Bagerhat district said that he had been travelling to Hong Kong for the past few years on business purposes and said none in his family were sick.
"If I was carrying SARS virus I am sure my family members would also be sick. But there is no symptom of SARS in me, but doctors have made a mess of it," he said.