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SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome). It is pneumonia like viral disease, in which at first temperature of patient rises. He feels cold, irritation in throat, difficulty in breathing, and suffocation. Sometimes death may occur. Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a respiratory disease in humans which is caused by the SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV). There has been one near pandemic to date, between November 2002 and July 2003, with 8,096 known infected cases and 774 deaths (a case-fatality rate of 9.6%) worldwide being listed in the World Health Organization's (WHO) April 21, 2004 concluding report. Mortality by age group as of 8 May 2003 is below 1 percent for people aged 24 or younger, 6 percent for those 25 to 44, 15 percent in those 45 to 64 and more than 50 percent for those over 65.[3] For comparison, the case fatality rate for influenza is usually around 0.6 percent (primarily among the elderly) but can rise as high as 33 percent in locally severe epidemics of new strains. The mortality rate of the primary viral pneumonia form is about 70 percent.
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∙ 12y agowhat sars (severe acute respiratory syndrome) does is cause body aches, fever, and a chill. in china, this diesese is known to be deadly. during the first out-break more then 170 people died November 2002, in southern china
almost all singaporean died
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What type of virus causes SARS?
SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV) – virus identified in 2003. SARS-CoV is thought to be an animal virus from an as-yet-uncertain animal reservoir, perhaps bats, that spread to other animals (civet cats) and first infected humans in the Guangdong province of southern China in 2002.
Symptoms of SARS?
Simon
What is the size of SARS virus?
60 - 220 nm in diameter.
Who discovered SARS?
An Italian Doctor Carlo Urbani, who then died of it in Vietnam.
What kind of stain would you use to visualize Sars?
Negative stain
When was Ernst Sars born?
Ernst Sars died in 1917.
Why is SARS called SARS?
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a viral respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus.
What type of virus causes SARS?
SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV) – virus identified in 2003. SARS-CoV is thought to be an animal virus from an as-yet-uncertain animal reservoir, perhaps bats, that spread to other animals (civet cats) and first infected humans in the Guangdong province of southern China in 2002.
What is sars flu?
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome SARS for shortis a respiratory disease in humans which is caused by the SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV). You can get it from birds.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severe_acute_respiratory_syndrome
Is sars infectious or non infectious?
SARS is an infectious disease.
When did Michael Sars die?
Michael Sars died in 1869.
When was Michael Sars born?
Michael Sars was born in 1805.
What is the population of Sars-Poteries?
Sars-Poteries's population is 1,541.
When was Maren Sars born?
Maren Sars was born in 1811.
When did Maren Sars die?
Maren Sars died in 1898.
What is the population of Le Sars?
The population of Le Sars is 177.
What is the duration of SARS Wars?
The duration of SARS Wars is 1.58 hours.
