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SARS
[ sahrz ]
noun
- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome: an acute respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus, characterized by fever, coughing, breathing difficulty, and usually pneumonia.
SARS
1/ ²õɑ˳ú /
acronym for
- severe acute respiratory syndrome; a severe viral infection of the lungs characterized by high fever, a dry cough, and breathing difficulties. It is contagious, having an airborne mode of transmission
SARS
2abbreviation for
- South African Revenue Service
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of SARS1
Example Sentences
The lab leak theory holds that SARS-2 was created or manipulated into existence in the Wuhan Institute of Virology and escaped from the lab, whether deliberately or by accident.
They will test whether animals currently carry SARSâ€CoV‑2 or have antibodies to it, indicating a past infection.
It could have played out differently, as shown by the outbreak of SARS, a genetic relative of COVID-19, nearly 20 years ago.
Then, in April 2003, researchers reported that the deadly, atypical pneumonia spreading through China, soon to be called SARS, was caused by a coronavirus.
After the SARS-1 pandemic of 2003, many survivors reported long-term mental health problems and chronic fatigue, symptoms of which were largely dismissed.
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