SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome)

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12:55 Mar 26, 2020

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COVID-19 - Medical - Medical (general)
Additional field(s): Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-), Medical: Health Care, Science (general), Journalism

English term or phrase: SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome)

Definition from CNN:
SARS, or Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, is a type of coronavirus. The acronyms itself refers to the illnesses, while SARS-CoV refers specifically to the physical virus. SARS is often used to contextualize the current coronavirus outbreak through the SARS epidemic of 2002 and 2003. That outbreak killed more than 770 people, with most of the deaths occurring in China and Hong Kong.

Example sentence(s):

First known person-to-person transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in the USA. Montreal Gazette
SARS showed how quickly infection can spread in a highly mobile and interconnected world. Mayo Clinic
SARS was first reported in Asia in February 2003. The illness spread to more than two dozen countries in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia before the SARS global outbreak of 2003 was contained. CDC (Centers for Disease Control)

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SARS (smaga akūta respiratora saslimšana)

Kristine Sprula (Lielause)

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SARS (smaga akūta respiratora saslimšana)

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Koronavīrusi ir lielas vīrusu dzimtes pārstāvji, kas var izraisīt dažāda smaguma pakāpes slimības, sākot no vieglas saaukstēšanās līdz smagam akūtam respiratoriskajam sindromam (SARS).

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Saistībā ar brīvām iedzīvotāju pārvietošanās iespējām visā pasaulē, ir radušies jauni sabiedrības veselības draudi, piemēram, SARS* un bioterorisms, kā arī jaunas slimību pārnešanas formas un intensitāte, ko, piemēram, veicina starptautiskās satiksmes apjomu pieaugums. Tādēļ starptautisko sabiedrības veselības draudu mazināšanas pasākumi iegūst arvien lielāku aktualitāti visā pasaulē. - Veselības ministrija
SARS (smags akūts respirators sindroms) parādījās 2003. gadā un kopš tā laika ir uzskatāms par ievērojamu potenciālu sabiedrības veselības apdraudējumu. - Eiropas Savienības Oficiālais Vēstnes
Salīdzinājumā ar citiem neseniem vīrusu uzliesmojumiem, kā SARS, MERS un Ebolas vīruss, “Covid-19” izplatība ir daudz straujāka, taču mirstības rādītāji ir ievērojami zemāki. - Latvijas Sabiedriskie Mediji

Kristine Sprula (Lielause)
Latvia
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