severe acute respiratory syndrome

noun

: sars

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So that accounts for the original severe acute respiratory syndrome, SARS, in 2002, another coronavirus, Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome, in 2012, then of course COVID-19, which was also known as the SARS-2 coronavirus, then Ebola epidemics and now this hantavirus outbreak. Dana Taylor, USA Today, 20 May 2026 In 2003: The World Health Organization issued a global warning about severe acute respiratory syndrome, also known as SARS. Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 12 Mar. 2026 One is the fact that immune protection against the COVID-19 from either getting vaccinated or infected by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 starts waning at the four-to-six month mark. Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025 It can also be used to treat viral hemorrhagic fevers and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Addy Bink, The Hill, 29 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for severe acute respiratory syndrome

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2003, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of severe acute respiratory syndrome was in 2003

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“Severe acute respiratory syndrome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/severe%20acute%20respiratory%20syndrome. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.

Medical Definition

severe acute respiratory syndrome

noun
: sars
In late 2002 and early 2003 epidemiologists in Ottawa, Ontario were able to … identify and help stop the spread of an outbreak of SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) that began in China.Larry Brilliant, Forbes

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