SARS
SARS
noun \ˈsärz\Definition of SARS
: a severe respiratory illness that is caused by a coronavirus (species Severe acute respiratory syndrome virus of the genus Coronavirus), is transmitted especially by contact with infectious material (as respiratory droplets or body fluids), and is characterized by fever, headache, body aches, a dry cough, hypoxia, and usually pneumonia
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severe acute respiratory syndrome
First Known Use: 2003
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