Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Author(s) -
Christian Sandrock,
Susan M. Poutanen,
Mona Loutfy,
Matthew Muller,
D. E. Low
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1086/420743
Subject(s) - epidemiology , coronavirus , medicine , respiratory system , covid-19 , intensive care medicine , respiratory illness , presentation (obstetrics) , severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus , severe acute respiratory syndrome , virology , pediatrics , disease , surgery , infectious disease (medical specialty)
The first cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) occurred in China in November 2002. The agent causing this illness has been identified as a novel coronavirus, SARS-coronavirus. Since its introduction <1 year ago, this virus has infected 8098 people in 26 countries, killing 774 of them. We present an overview of the epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of SARS based on the current state of knowledge derived from published studies and our own personal experience.
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