CASE HISTORY In 2003,a 48-Year-Old Man Was Hospitalized in Dutchess County,New York,with

CASE HISTORY
In 2003,a 48-year-old man was hospitalized in Dutchess County,New York,with a 101°F (38.4°C) fever,headache,and body aches.He also had difficulty breathing.He had just returned from a business trip to China.Health care workers were stumped for a diagnosis.Serological tests,PCR analysis,and fluorescent antibody stains failed to reveal a cause.Was this something new?
The disease in the case history was determined to be a new agent,SARS.One week later a 27-year-old local patient with no history of travel presents with similar symptoms at a hospital in Florida.How should hospital personnel respond?

A) Proceed initially with serological tests, PCR and antibody stains as they did in the case of the original infection.
B) Immediately offer the treatment for SARS.
C) Utilize whole genome sequencing to determine the nature of the pathogen.
D) Prescribe a broad spectrum antibiotic.