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|MeshID = D045169}}'''Severe acute respiratory syndrome''' ('''SARS''') <ref>{{zh|t=嚴重急性呼吸道綜合症|s=严重急性呼吸道综合症}} or simply {{lang-zh|非典型肺炎}}</ref> was an atypical [[pneumonia]].<ref>atypical = not typical</ref> It started in November 2002 in [[Guangdong|Guangdong Province]], in the city of |
|MeshID = D045169}}'''Severe acute respiratory syndrome''' ('''SARS''') <ref>{{zh|t=嚴重急性呼吸道綜合症|s=严重急性呼吸道综合症}} or simply {{lang-zh|非典型肺炎}}</ref> was an atypical [[pneumonia]].<ref>atypical = not typical</ref> It started in November 2002 in [[Guangdong|Guangdong Province]], in the city of Foshan, of the [[People's Republic of China]]. The disease was caused by the [[SARS coronavirus]] (SARS CoV), a new [[coronavirus]]. It was also a part-time [[Sexually transmitted disease|STD]], it can be spread through both [[sexual]] and casual contact. |
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SARS is a [[zoonosis]]: it is a disease which comes from animals: it came from Asian palm [[civet]]s to cave-dwelling [[horseshoe bat]]s. Exactly how the virus got to humans is not known. |
SARS is a [[zoonosis]]: it is a disease which comes from animals: it came from Asian palm [[civet]]s to cave-dwelling [[horseshoe bat]]s. Exactly how the virus got to humans is not known. |
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SARS was first reported in [[Asia]] in February 2003. Over the next few months, the illness spread to more than 24 countries in Asia, [[North America]], [[South America]], and [[Europe]] before the SARS global outbreak of 2003 was contained. According to the [[World Health Organization]] (WHO), a total of 8098 people worldwide became sick with SARS during the 2003 outbreak; 774 of these died. |
SARS was first reported in [[Asia]] in February 2003. Over the next few months, the illness spread to more than 24 countries in Asia, [[North America]], [[South America]], and [[Europe]] before the SARS global outbreak of 2003 was contained. According to the [[World Health Organization]] (WHO), a total of 8098 people worldwide became sick with SARS during the 2003 outbreak; 774 of these died. |
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After the Chinese government suppressed news of the SARS outbreak, the disease spread rapidly, reaching [[Hong Kong]] and [[Vietnam]] in late February 2003, and then to other countries via international travellers. The last case in this outbreak occurred in June 2003. There were a total of 8437 known cases of the disease, with 813 deaths (a [[mortality rate]] of 9.636%). |
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In May 2005 the disease itself was declared 'eradicated' by the [[World Health Organization|WHO]] and it became the second disease in mankind to receive this label (the other was [[smallpox]]). The ''[[The New York Times|New York Times]]'' reported that "not a single case of severe acute respiratory syndrome has been reported this year or in late 2004. It is the first winter without a case since the initial outbreak in late 2002. Also, the epidemic strain of SARS that caused at least 813 deaths worldwide by June of 2003 has not been seen outside a laboratory since then." <ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/15/health/15sars.html After its epidemic arrival, SARS vanishes], The [[New York Times]], 15 May 2005. URL Accessed 5 July 2006.</ref> |
In May 2005 the disease itself was declared 'eradicated' by the [[World Health Organization|WHO]] and it became the second disease in mankind to receive this label (the other was [[smallpox]]). The ''[[The New York Times|New York Times]]'' reported that "not a single case of severe acute respiratory syndrome has been reported this year or in late 2004. It is the first winter without a case since the initial outbreak in late 2002. Also, the epidemic strain of SARS that caused at least 813 deaths worldwide by June of 2003 has not been seen outside a laboratory since then." <ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/15/health/15sars.html After its epidemic arrival, SARS vanishes], The [[New York Times]], 15 May 2005. URL Accessed 5 July 2006.</ref> |
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Revision as of 23:55, 9 May 2021
| (SARS) Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome | |
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| Classification and external resources | |
 SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV) is the cause of the syndrome. | |
| ICD-10 | U04. |
| ICD-9 | 079.82 |
| DiseasesDB | 32835 |
| MedlinePlus | 007192 |
| eMedicine | med/3662 |
| MeSH | D045169 |
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) [1] was an atypical pneumonia.[2] It started in November 2002 in Guangdong Province, in the city of Foshan, of the People's Republic of China. The disease was caused by the SARS coronavirus (SARS CoV), a new coronavirus. It was also a part-time STD, it can be spread through both sexual and casual contact.
SARS is a zoonosis: it is a disease which comes from animals: it came from Asian palm civets to cave-dwelling horseshoe bats. Exactly how the virus got to humans is not known.
SARS was first reported in Asia in February 2003. Over the next few months, the illness spread to more than 24 countries in Asia, North America, South America, and Europe before the SARS global outbreak of 2003 was contained. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), a total of 8098 people worldwide became sick with SARS during the 2003 outbreak; 774 of these died.
After the Chinese government suppressed news of the SARS outbreak, the disease spread rapidly, reaching Hong Kong and Vietnam in late February 2003, and then to other countries via international travellers. The last case in this outbreak occurred in June 2003. There were a total of 8437 known cases of the disease, with 813 deaths (a mortality rate of 9.636%).
In May 2005 the disease itself was declared 'eradicated' by the WHO and it became the second disease in mankind to receive this label (the other was smallpox). The New York Times reported that "not a single case of severe acute respiratory syndrome has been reported this year or in late 2004. It is the first winter without a case since the initial outbreak in late 2002. Also, the epidemic strain of SARS that caused at least 813 deaths worldwide by June of 2003 has not been seen outside a laboratory since then." [3]
In late 2019, a new strian of SARS emerged in Wuhan, China and turn out to be a global pandemic in the year 2020.
References
- ↑ simplified Chinese: 严重急性呼吸道综合症; traditional Chinese: 嚴重急性呼吸道綜合症 or simply Chinese: 非典型肺炎
- ↑ atypical = not typical
- ↑ After its epidemic arrival, SARS vanishes, The New York Times, 15 May 2005. URL Accessed 5 July 2006.
