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SARS

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Also known as: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome · SARS-CoV · coronavirus pneumonia · atypical pneumonia SARS · SARS illness · SARS virus infection · SARS pneumonia · SARS outbreak · coronavirus-SARS

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SARS — Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome — is a severe viral infection of the respiratory tract, caused by a coronavirus that triggered a worldwide epidemic for the first time in 2002/2003. High fever, dry cough, shortness of breath, and in severe cases a massive inflammation of the lungs leading to respiratory failure. Medically, SARS is an acute, potentially life-threatening infectious disease that may require intensive care.

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