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Severe acute respiratory syndrome history and symptoms
Introduction
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Symptoms
Symptoms
Initial symptoms are flu like and may include:
- Fever
- Myalgia
- Lethargy
- Gastrointestinal symptoms
- Cough
- Sore throat and other non-specific symptoms
- Shortness of breath may occur later.
The only symptom that is common to all patients appears to be a fever above 38 °C (100.4 °F).
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