| LC control no. | sh2003006472 |
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| LC classification | RA644.S17 Public health RC776.S27 Internal medicine |
| Topical heading | SARS (Disease) |
| Variant(s) | Acute respiratory syndrome, Severe Respiratory syndrome, Severe acute Severe acute respiratory syndrome |
| See also | Coronavirus infections Respiratory infections Syndromes |
| Found in | MESH (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome: a viral disorder characterized by high fever, dry cough, shortness of breath (Dyspnea) or breathing difficulties, and atypical pneumonia. A virus in the genus Coronavirus is the suspected agent; x Respiratory Syndrome, Severe Acute; SARS virus) CDC Fact Sheet: Basic Information about SARS via WWW, Apr. 25, 2003 (A new disease called SARS. Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a respiratory illness that has recently been reported in Asia, North American, and Europe. Scientists at CDC and other laboratories have detected a previously unrecognized coronavirus in patients with SARS. The new coronavirus is the leading hypothesis for the cause of SARS, however, other viruses are still under investigation as potential causes.) |
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