SARS (Disease)

Acute respiratory syndrome, Severe
Respiratory syndrome, Severe acute
Severe acute respiratory syndrome

MESH (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome: a viral disorder characterized by high fever, dry cough, shortness of breath (Dyspnea) or breathing difficulties, and atypical pneumonia. A virus in the genus Coronavirus is the suspected agent; x Respiratory Syndrome, Severe Acute; SARS virus)
CDC Fact Sheet: Basic Information about SARS via WWW, Apr. 25, 2003 (A new disease called SARS. Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a respiratory illness that has recently been reported in Asia, North American, and Europe. Scientists at CDC and other laboratories have detected a previously unrecognized coronavirus in patients with SARS. The new coronavirus is the leading hypothesis for the cause of SARS, however, other viruses are still under investigation as potential causes.)