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In this century, there have been notable outbreaks of SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome), the H1N1 flu virus (swine flu), the Zika virus, mpox and measles.
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Ava Berger, NPR, 21 May 2026
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
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Ava Berger, NPR, 21 May 2026
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
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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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