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Motivation & Insight into Medicine 3
What do you think the SARs epidemic taught the Singaporean medical community?
Average Candidate Response
I think that SARs has taught us a range of lessons including how the health of our population, is largely connected with the health of our neighbouring countries, as well as how to combat future infective diseases.
Excellent Candidate Response
The SARs epidemic taught the Singaporean medical community a plethora of lessons. Firstly, it showed the importance of civic defense and resilience in the face of tragedy and uncertainty. Secondly, it showed the importance of precautions. I remember being taught to wash my hands and to participate in regular temperature taking exercises in primary school, all in an effort to identify symptoms early on and take preventative measures against the spread of infectious diseases. Thirdly, I think it showed the medical ramifications of globalization and development. The virus spread rapidly throughout Asia and devastated so many countries due to the level of interconnectivity we had in 2003, yet airport quarantine efforts at the time were insufficient. Nowadays, airports will regularly screen people’s temperatures and monitor them for other symptoms even when afebrile if they arrive from a high-risk country.
I think that SARs has taught us a range of lessons including how the health of our population, is largely connected with the health of our neighbouring countries, as well as how to combat future infective diseases.
Excellent Candidate Response
The SARs epidemic taught the Singaporean medical community a plethora of lessons. Firstly, it showed the importance of civic defense and resilience in the face of tragedy and uncertainty. Secondly, it showed the importance of precautions. I remember being taught to wash my hands and to participate in regular temperature taking exercises in primary school, all in an effort to identify symptoms early on and take preventative measures against the spread of infectious diseases. Thirdly, I think it showed the medical ramifications of globalization and development. The virus spread rapidly throughout Asia and devastated so many countries due to the level of interconnectivity we had in 2003, yet airport quarantine efforts at the time were insufficient. Nowadays, airports will regularly screen people’s temperatures and monitor them for other symptoms even when afebrile if they arrive from a high-risk country.