SARS: Severe acute respiratory syndrome. A severe form of pneumonia which appeared in outbreaks in 2003. See: Severe acute respiratory syndrome.
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The SARS epidemic
SARS originated in the Guangdong province of southern China in 2002. It is thought that a strain of the coronavirus usually only found in animals mutated (changed), enabling it to infect humans.
SARS is thought to be transmitted by close contact with an infected person who is coughing (ie. via droplets). SARS poses a low risk in this country.
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SARS is caused by a coronavirus (SARS-CoV) that exists in bats and civets in Southern China.
The infection is spread easily from person to person through respiratory droplets.
SARS: Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is an infectious respiratory condition with initial outbreak in February 2003.
SARS Cases
Since SARS cases began popping up early this year, scientists from all over the world have been searching hurriedly for a cause.
SARS
An acronym for severe acute respiratory syndrome. An acronym is a word that is created by combining the first letter in each of a series of word (for example, the first S in SARS stands for "severe" and the A in SARS stands for "acute").
SARS Causes
The SARS virus is spread by close person-to-person contact. Transmission may occur by droplets produced when an infected person sneezes or coughs.
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How SARS spreads
Most respiratory illnesses, such as colds and influenza, spread through droplets that enter the air when someone with the disease coughs or sneezes. This type of transmission can occur in two ways: ...
How is SARS spread?
Like most respiratory illnesses, SARS is spread mainly through contact with infected saliva or droplets from coughing.
How is SARS Spread?
SARS is mainly spread by close person-to-person contact.
What is SARS?
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a rapidly spreading, potentially fatal infectious viral disease.
SARS stands for sever acute respirator syndrome. SARS can begin with a simple common cold. It is an extreme form of pneumonia caused by a virus. SARS causes severe breathing difficulty and in some cases it can even cause death.
SARS is mainly spread by close person-to-person contact. The virus that causes SARS is thought to be transmitted most readily by being within 3 feet of respiratory droplets produced when an infected person sneezes and/or by touching a surface or ...
SARS is caused by a virus. The SARS virus is probably most easily spread by the respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes. The droplets might land on your nose, mouth, or eyes if you are nearby.
SARS-CoV spreads from one person to another mainly through close contact with a SARS patient.
SARS is caused by a member of the coronavirus family (the same family that can cause the common cold).
The SARS virus infection remains within the body fo 2-10 days before causing any symptoms. The first symptom usually encountered is a high fever, that may be associated with shivers and chills.
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) - Better Health Channel
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), is an atypical pneumonia for which a cause has not been found. Currently there is no known SARS transmission anywhere in the world.
How SARS spreads
The main way that SARS seems to spread is by close person-to-person contact.
SARS is clearly spread by droplet contact. When someone with SARS coughs or sneezes, infected droplets are sprayed into the air.
SARS is caused by a coronavirus, one of a group of viruses that are responsible for about one third of all cases of the common cold.
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SARS is caused by a type of virus called a coronavirus. The virus is spread from droplets in the air. The droplet come from spray when a sick individual sneezes or coughs. The virus can also be picked up from objects that an ill person has touched.
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People with SARS, or any illness can protect others from a some exposure by wearing a surgical mask. Yet if a person infected with SARS coughs or sneezes, viruses will penetrate most surgical masks.
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