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Encyclopedia: Severe acute respiratory syndrome

Severe acute respiratory syndrome or SARS is a respiratory disease in humans which is caused by the SARS coronavirus. There has been one major epidemic to date, between November 2002 and July 2003, with 8,096 known cases of the disease, and 774 deaths (a mortality rate of 9.6%) being listed in the WHO's April 21, 2004 concluding report[1].

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How to say "Severe acute respiratory syndrome" in other languages:

	(Chinese)	嚴重急性呼吸系統綜合症
	(Japanese)	重症急性呼吸器症候群
	(German)	Schweres Akutes Atemwegssyndrom
	(Spanish)	Síndrome respiratorio agudo severo
	(French)	Pneumonie atypique
	(Italian)	SARS

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SARs

SARs are Special Administrative Regions SARS is Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome...

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External links

regarding the 2002-2003 outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Hong Kong Sites Hospital Authority Internet HA Guidelines on SARS Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome 嚴重急性呼吸�... Association Outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Hong Kong (PowerPoint) 嚴重�...

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Acute

pancreatitis acute abdomen Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS... This page is not about the diacritic character; see acute accent for more information. Acute , in geometry, refers to an angle that is less than ninety degrees. Acute , in medicine, refers to an...

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SARS virus

See also: Progress of the SARS outbreak and Severe acute respiratory syndrome. On April 16 2003, following the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome in Asia and secondary cases elsewhere in... possible cause of severe acute respiratory syndrome . The Lancet, Volume 361, Number 9364, April 5, 2003...

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Atypical pneumonia

usually good and is influenced by age and immunosuppression. The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome... Atypical pneumonia is a term used to describe a disease caused by one or a combination of the following organisms: Legionella pneumophila: Causes a severe from of pneumonia with a relatively high...

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Carlo Urbani

Carlo Urbani (October 19, 1956 - March 29, 2003) was an Italian physician and the first to identify severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) as a new disease. Urbani was the president of the Italian chapter of Médecins Sans Frontières and was one of the individuals who accepted the 1999 Nobel...

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Coronavirus

also cause gastroenteritis. In 2003, following the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome in...

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Global alert

epidemic), such as the threat of a SARS, (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome), pandemic during March...

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Respiration (physiology)

disorders and emergencies Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Myasthenia gravis Asthma Drowning Choking Dyspnea Anaphylaxis Pneumonia Severe acute respiratory syndrome Aspiration (medicine) - Pulmonary... organism and its external environment (breathing). There are several ways to dichotomize the physiology...

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Outbreak

become a major epidemic. Other emerging viruses include Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS...

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