Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a viral respiratory illness caused by SARS coronavirus. SARS first emerged in 2002 and gained global from 2002 to 2003. The main mode of transmission of SARS coronavirus is person-to-person spread through inhalation of respiratory droplets.
Category
Infectious disease
Brite
Infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
Viral infections
Infections caused by +ssRNA viruses
H00402 Severe acute respiratory syndrome
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
01 Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
Certain zoonotic viral diseases
1D65 Severe acute respiratory syndrome
H00402 Severe acute respiratory syndrome
Pathogen
SARS coronavirus [GN:T40069]
Other DBs
ICD-11:
1D65
ICD-10:
U04
MeSH:
D045169
MedlinePlus:
007192
Reference
PMID:20801001
Authors
Anderson LJ, Tong S
Title
Update on SARS research and other possibly zoonotic coronaviruses.
Journal
Int J Antimicrob Agents 36 Suppl 1:S21-5 (2010) DOI:10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2010.06.016
Reference
PMID:22094080
Authors
Weiss SR, Leibowitz JL
Title
Coronavirus pathogenesis.
Journal
Adv Virus Res 81:85-164 (2011) DOI:10.1016/B978-0-12-385885-6.00009-2
Reference
PMID:20674795
Authors
Hui DS, Chan PK
Title
Severe acute respiratory syndrome and coronavirus.
Journal
Infect Dis Clin North Am 24:619-38 (2010) DOI:10.1016/j.idc.2010.04.009
Reference
PMID:31668196
Authors
Hui DSC, Zumla A
Title
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome: Historical, Epidemiologic, and Clinical Features.
Journal
Infect Dis Clin North Am 33:869-889 (2019) DOI:10.1016/j.idc.2019.07.001