Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Home Page at CDC
Internet URL
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/
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Description
This is the SARS home page at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a viral respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus, called SARS-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV). SARS was first reported in Asia in February 2003. Over the next few months, the illness spread to more than two dozen countries in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. The SARS global outbreak of 2003 was contained; however, it is possible that the disease could re-emerge.
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