Severe acute respiratory syndrome

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
Electron micrograph o SARS coronavirus virion
Pronunciation	SARS /s[unsupported input]rz/
Specialty	Infectious disease
Symptoms	Fever, dry cough, headache, muscle aches an difficulty breathin
Complications	Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) wi ither comorbidities that eventually leads tae daith
Prevention	Haund washin, cough etiquette, avoidin close contact wi affectit fowk, avoidin travel tae affectit auries
Prognosis	9.5% chance o daith (aw kintras)
Frequency	8,098 cases
Daiths	774

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a viral respiratory disease o zoonotic oreegin that surfacit in the early 2000s caused bi severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV or SARS-CoV-1), the first-identifee'd strain o the SARS coronavirus species severe acute respiratory syndrome-relatit coronavirus (SARSr-CoV).