Severe acute respiratory syndrome
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This article is about the 2002–2003 originated syndrome. For the 2012–2013 originated syndrome, see Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus.
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
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SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV) is causative of the syndrome.
Classification and external resources
Specialty Infectious disease
ICD-10 U04
ICD-9-CM 079.82
DiseasesDB 32835
MedlinePlus 007192
eMedicine med/3662
Patient UK Severe acute respiratory syndrome
MeSH D045169
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a viral respiratory disease of zoonotic origin caused by the SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV). Between November 2002 and July 2003, an outbreak of SARS in southern China caused an eventual 8,096 cases and 774 deaths reported in multiple countries with the majority of cases in Hong Kong[1] (9.6% fatality rate) according to the World Health Organization (WHO).[1] Within weeks, SARS spread from Hong Kong to infect individuals in 37 countries in early 2003.[2] It then was eradicated by January the following year.[3]