SARS stands for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. It
is A newly found disease in China and it has been spread to Hong Kong
and the other countries. It is a contagious disease very similar to
cold, so it spreads very quickly and worst of all it is hard for common
people to detect. Undoubtedly, Sars has social and economical effects,
since it brings death to many patients, fear and mistrust among the
population and finally, it reduces travel, both leisure and business,
causing revenue losses to many industries.
As for the terrible social effect , Sars brings death
to patients and that it make Sars very famous. It is very frightening
among people because the majority of the deaths are among senior citizens
owing to their deteriorated health. It is very obvious that each death
causes tremendous grief to the family and friends. Their deaths might
be considered as a big loss to the countries since countries, it can
be said that Sars has taken always very import ant human resources
from the countries.
Moreover, SARS brings the feelings of fear and mistrust.
The death SARS brings causes fear among The population, which can
deteriorate their mental health and restrict creativity. Without good
mental health and creativity among the population, productivity will
be reduced. Failure of governments to control SARS has caused mistrust
among the population. The mistrust may affect cooperation between
the government and the population and may even cause unrest.
As for the economic effect, the fact that SARS. is contagious
causes people to avoid almost all travel areas with SARS. Industries
that rely on travel like tourism, airlines, and hotels lost a significant
amount of revenue. This causes many people in those industries to
loose significant income or may even loose their jobs and become unemployed.
Countries that rely on those industries also faces a significant loss
of income tax. This may affect the level of service the government
can provide to its citizens.
In conclusion, the above paragraphs should explain the social and economic effects of SARS . SARS brings death to many patients and it causes fear and mistrust among the population. SARS also reduces leisure and business travel, causing revenue losses to industries. Due to these tremendous effects, everybody in the society should cooperate to prevent SARS from happening and control SARS once it does happen.
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