Severe acute respiratory syndrome overview

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Severe acute respiratory syndrome is a respiratory disease in humans which is caused by the SARS coronavirus.^[1] There has been one major pandemic to date, between November 2002 and July 2003, with 8,096 known cases of the disease, and 774 deaths (a mortality rate of 9.6%) being listed in the WHO‘s April 21, 2004 concluding report.^[2]

References

↑ Thiel V (editor). (2007). Coronaviruses: Molecular and Cellular Biology (1st ed. ed.). Caister Academic Press. ISBN 978-1-904455-16-5 .CS1 maint: Extra text (link)
↑ http://www.who.int/csr/sars/country/table2004_04_21/en/index.html

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[Thiel-1] Thiel V (editor). (2007). Coronaviruses: Molecular and Cellular Biology (1st ed. ed.). Caister Academic Press. ISBN 978-1-904455-16-5 .CS1 maint: Extra text (link)

[2] ttp://www.who.int/csr/sars/country/table2004_04_21/en/index.html

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