Investigating Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
SARS Virus
About this trial
This is an observational trial for SARS Virus focused on measuring Inflammation, Coronavirus, Immunity, Interferon, Cytokine, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, SARS, Healthy Volunteer, HV
Eligibility Criteria
INCLUSION CRITERIA - CASES: Patients fulfilling the CDC case definition or WHO definition for suspected or probable SARS. Newly identified patients found to have recovered from SARS can also be enrolled. EXCLUSION CRITERIA - CASES: Patients diagnosed with alternative illnesses as the cause of the symptoms. INCLUSION CRITERIA - HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS: For the purpose of this study, a healthy volunteer is defined as a healthy male or female, age 18 and above. Volunteers will be excluded if they have a pre-existing or concurrent serious chronic medical or psychiatric illness. Chronic medication use will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. They will also be excluded if they have received an investigational drug in the past 3 months.
Sites / Locations
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike