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The 2002–2004 outbreak of SARS, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV or SARS-CoV-1), infected over 8,000 people from 30 countries and territories, and resulted in at least 774 deaths worldwide. The outbreak was first identified in Foshan, Guangdong, China, in November 2002.
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Sep 26, 2003 · Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a viral respiratory disease caused by a SARS-associated coronavirus. It was first identified at the end of February 2003 during an outbreak that emerged in China and spread to 4 other countries.
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a viral respiratory disease of zoonotic origin caused by the virus SARS-CoV-1, the first identified strain of the SARS-related coronavirus. The first known cases occurred in November 2002, and the syndrome caused the 2002–2004 SARS outbreak.
Jan 30, 2020 · During the SARS outbreak, medical professionals like Dr. Liu were at an increased risk of passing the illness to people outside of hospitals. SARS Transmission Stopped by Quarantines and ...
The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Singapore began in February 2003 when a young woman who had been infected while holidaying abroad returned to Singapore. Consequently, a chain of transmission that spread the SARS virus in Singapore developed.
May 31, 2024 · SARS, highly contagious respiratory illness characterized by a persistent fever, headache, and bodily discomfort, followed by a dry cough that may progress to great difficulty in breathing. SARS appeared in November 2002 in Guangdong province, China, where it was first diagnosed as an atypical pneumonia.
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Nov 5, 2004 · Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) was a new human disease in the autumn of 2002. It first occurred in Southern China in November 2002 and was transported to Hong Kong on February 21, 2003 by an infected and ill patient. Ten secondary cases spread the infection to two hospitals in Hong Kong and to Singapore, Toronto and Hanoi.
The first outbreak of this new infectious disease occurred in Guangdong, China in November 2002, but soon spread to several Asian countries and Canada by March 2003. The outbreak ended on 5th July 2003, although two cases attributed to laboratory transmission were reported from Singapore and Taiwan in September and December 2003, respectively.
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV), which causes SARS, is found in China. From late 2002 to late 2003, it causes about 8,000 illnesses and 700 deaths. It spreads to 29 countries and then it disappears. Researchers continue to study and develop vaccines for SARS-CoV.
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In 2003, WHO responded to an outbreak of new infectious disease that caused tremendous social, political and economic disruptions in many countries across the world: severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).
