SARS Virus Found in Tears
VOA News
21 Jun 2004, 12:27 UTC
Doctors in Singapore say the virus that causes severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is present in the tears of patients with the disease.
The findings could make SARS easier to detect, but also show an increased risk for health care workers treating SARS patients.
The study was published Monday in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.
Detecting viruses in tears is a well established diagnostic technique, but this is the first report that SARS has been detected in this way.