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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Severe acute respiratory syndrome is a respiratory disease in humans which is caused by the SARS coronavirus.[1] There has been one major pandemic to date, between November 2002 and July 2003, with 8,096 known cases of the disease, and 774 deaths (a mortality rate of 9.6%) being listed in the WHO's April 21, 2004 concluding report.[2]

References

  1. Thiel V (editor). (2007). Coronaviruses: Molecular and Cellular Biology (1st ed. ed.). Caister Academic Press. ISBN 978-1-904455-16-5 .
  2. http://www.who.int/csr/sars/country/table2004_04_21/en/index.html


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