SARS
- It stands for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. - It is a viral respiratory disease of zoo-notic origin caused by the SARS Coronavirus (SARS-CoV). - Initial symptoms are flu-like and may include fever, muscle pain, lethargy symptoms, cough, sore throat, and other nonspecific symptoms. The only symptom common to all patients appears to be a fever above 100°F. - Between November 2002 and July 2003, an outbreak of SARS in the southern China caused an eventual 8,098 cases resulting in 774 deaths reported in 17 countries. - Since 2004, no case of SARS had been reported, but recently there are another outbreak of a Novel Coronavirus (nCoV) in China`s Wuhan city. Now, it is spreading rapidly in whole World. As on 11 March, 2023 68,11,353 peoples were died from nCoronavirus since it first reported on 31st December, 2019. ҈ Back English / Abbreviations Main List English Resources UGC NET JRF IGNOU SOL Free Mock Tests UPSC Free Resources Save Nature Take Step Now Home © Geo-Que