Severe acute respiratory syndrome
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Broader Terms
respiratory infection, virus disease
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Related Terms
emerging infectious disease, SARS virus
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Scope Note
viral disorder characterized by high fever, dry cough, shortness of breath (dyspnea) or breathing difficulties, and atypical pneumonia, a virus in the genus cornonavirus is the suspected causative agent.
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- What is already known on this topic Severe acute respiratory syndrome is a form of atypical pneumonia that originated in southern China and spread globally in a few weeks The clinical picture, empirical treatment, and the possible mode of disease transmission have been described.
- : Severe acute respiratory syndrome is frequently complicated by respiratory failure requiring ventilatory support.
- What is SARS? Answer: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome is a lung infection - a form of pneumonia.
- protecting health-care workers from the risk of SARS? Sources for more information What is SARS? Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome is an illness characterized by fever, cough and severe pneumonia.
- html The primary NIH organization for research on Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome is the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases -.
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