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Linda Alduin

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Linda Alduin

@lindaalduin

Causes, symptoms, diagnostic procedures and criteria, treatments and prognoses for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), a viral infection.

SARS Facts, Information, Pictures - Encyclopedia

SARS or evere acute respiratory syndrome, communicable viral disease that can progress to a potentially fatal pneumonia.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/SARS.aspx
SARS: Get Facts on Symptoms and Disease Outbreaks - Medicine Net

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV. Symptoms include fever and shortness of breath. Read about transmission, diagnosis, and treatment.
http://www.medicinenet.com/severe_acute_respiratory_syndrome_sars/article.htm
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS): Practice Essentials, Pathophysiology, Etiology - Medscape

The lungs and gastrointestinal tract have been demonstrated to be the only major organ systems that support SARS-CoV replication.
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/237755-overview
SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) Symptoms, Treatments, Causes, and More - WebMD

What is SARS?Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a recently identified respiratory illness that first infected people in parts of Asia, North America, and Europe in late 2002 and early 2003.
http://www.webmd.com/lung/tc/severe-acute-respiratory-syndrome-sars-overview
SARS - Mayo Clinic

SARS - Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes, treatment and prevention of this respiratory illness.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sars/basics/definition/con-20024278
SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) - NHS Choices

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a highly contagious, serious and potentially life-threatening form of pneumonia.
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/SARS/Pages/Introduction.aspx
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS): MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a serious form of pneumonia. It is caused by a virus that was first identified in 2003. Infection with the SARS virus causes acute respiratory distress (severe breathing difficulty) and sometimes death.
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/007192.htm
WHO - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a viral respiratory disease of zoonotic origin caused by the SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV)
http://www.who.int/csr/sars/en/
SARS - BrainPOP

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome was a pandemic of the last decade--so what the heck is a coronavirus, and how do we avoid it?
https://www.brainpop.com/health/diseasesinjuriesandconditions/sars/
SARS - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - SARS-CoV Disease

SARS, CDC Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome information
http://www.cdc.gov/sars/
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a viral respiratory disease of zoonotic origin caused by the SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severe_acute_respiratory_syndrome

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Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
Other names	Sudden acute respiratory syndrome^[1]

Electron micrograph of SARS coronavirus virion
Pronunciation	/sɑːrz/, /sɑːz/
Specialty	Infectious disease
Symptoms	Fever, persistent dry cough, headache, muscle pains, difficulty breathing
Complications	Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) with other comorbidities that eventually leads to death
Duration	2002–2004
Causes	Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-1)
Prevention	N95 or FFP2 respirators, ventilation, UVGI, avoiding travel to affected areas^[2]
Prognosis	9.5% chance of death (all countries)
Frequency	8,096 cases total ^[when?]
Deaths	783 known

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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SARS Facts, Information, Pictures - Encyclopedia

SARS or evere acute respiratory syndrome, communicable viral disease that can progress to a potentially fatal pneumonia.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/SARS.aspx
SARS: Get Facts on Symptoms and Disease Outbreaks - Medicine Net

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV. Symptoms include fever and shortness of breath. Read about transmission, diagnosis, and treatment.
http://www.medicinenet.com/severe_acute_respiratory_syndrome_sars/article.htm
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS): Practice Essentials, Pathophysiology, Etiology - Medscape

The lungs and gastrointestinal tract have been demonstrated to be the only major organ systems that support SARS-CoV replication.
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/237755-overview
SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) Symptoms, Treatments, Causes, and More - WebMD

What is SARS?Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a recently identified respiratory illness that first infected people in parts of Asia, North America, and Europe in late 2002 and early 2003.
http://www.webmd.com/lung/tc/severe-acute-respiratory-syndrome-sars-overview
SARS - Mayo Clinic

SARS - Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes, treatment and prevention of this respiratory illness.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sars/basics/definition/con-20024278
SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) - NHS Choices

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a highly contagious, serious and potentially life-threatening form of pneumonia.
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/SARS/Pages/Introduction.aspx
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS): MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a serious form of pneumonia. It is caused by a virus that was first identified in 2003. Infection with the SARS virus causes acute respiratory distress (severe breathing difficulty) and sometimes death.
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/007192.htm
WHO - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a viral respiratory disease of zoonotic origin caused by the SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV)
http://www.who.int/csr/sars/en/
SARS - BrainPOP

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome was a pandemic of the last decade--so what the heck is a coronavirus, and how do we avoid it?
https://www.brainpop.com/health/diseasesinjuriesandconditions/sars/
SARS - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - SARS-CoV Disease

SARS, CDC Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome information
http://www.cdc.gov/sars/
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a viral respiratory disease of zoonotic origin caused by the SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severe_acute_respiratory_syndrome

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
Other names	Sudden acute respiratory syndrome^[1]

Electron micrograph of SARS coronavirus virion
Pronunciation	/sɑːrz/, /sɑːz/
Specialty	Infectious disease
Symptoms	Fever, persistent dry cough, headache, muscle pains, difficulty breathing
Complications	Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) with other comorbidities that eventually leads to death
Duration	2002–2004
Causes	Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-1)
Prevention	N95 or FFP2 respirators, ventilation, UVGI, avoiding travel to affected areas^[2]
Prognosis	9.5% chance of death (all countries)
Frequency	8,096 cases total ^[when?]
Deaths	783 known

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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