SARS and its decade-long aftermath
- By Yan Xiaoqing
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Physical aftermath of SARS
Most SARS patients who quickly recovered from the disease were able to get back to their normal lives relatively quickly. However, for those who barely survived and who are still suffering from the aftermath every day, life has changed a lot.
Necrotic femoral and pulmonary fibrosis are two major physical consequences of SARS.
Fang Bo, a SARS survivor, has had several major surgeries on his necrotic femoral. Over the past decade, Fang has always felt like time came to a full stop during that fateful spring of 2003. His entire family had caught the disease; his sister and his wife both died that same spring.
Fang Bo was enrolled in the Beijing SARS free treatment-patients list. Half the patients on that list carry a physical disability certificate due to necrotic femoral.
Psychological aftermath
According to a 2006 report on depressive disorders, 39% of SARS patients suffered from major depressive disorder. Many patients have felt hostile since then.
Qiu Mingyue, a SARS patient, is also suffering from necrotic femoral. Ten of her family members were infected in 2003; three of them died, including her mother and two brothers. She has been depressed, hostile and suspicious since she was diagnosed as being a necrotic femoral patient.
Fang Bo thought about suicide right after knowing the consequences of SARS.
Another female patient has felt like the viruses are chasing her for ten years now and has to take a four- to five-hour-long shower every day to get rid of them.
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