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Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a respiratory disease in humans which is caused by the SARS coronavirus.[1] There has been one near pandemic to date, between November 2002 and July 2003, with 8,096 known infected cases and 774 deaths (a...

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a highly infectious, rapidly progressive, emerging disease. Early diagnosis and preventive measures are key for treatment and minimization of secondary spread. In the context of the armed forces, aggressive containment measures are essential to prevent an outbreak. In...

Sars is a newly recognized respiratory illness, some cases resembling atypical pneumonia, which initially appeared in China's Guangdong Province in November 2002. To date, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have received reports of patients...

A jailed editor of a Chinese newspaper known for its aggressive reporting has had his eight-year prison sentence reduced by one year, a Hong Kong newspaper said Thursday.The news about Yu Huafeng came just weeks after his colleague, Li Minying, was released from prison three...

A filmmaker who won an Oscar for a documentary about orphans of Chinese AIDS patients says Beijing is now more open about the disease after being accused of covering up the 2003 SARS outbreak."Since 2003, after SARS, they're open about it. I would say they're...

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, commonly known as SARS, first came onto the scene in November 2002 in mainland China. The respiratory disease is characterized by fever and coughing much like flu. While at first the etiological agent was unknown, through persistent research scientists discovered it to be a coronavirus.

This is a brief description of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, also known as SARS. It includes information about its origins, symptoms, treatments and prognosis.