SARS

Coronavirus – the agent of SARS

SARS – Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome is also a disease caused by a coronavirus. However, the causative agent of SARS is completely different from other human coronaviruses. Therefore, it is assumed that it came to humans from its animal host - civet. (The virus isolated from healthy civet was almost identical to the causative agent of SARS.) The disease occurred mainly in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan - areas where civet meat is considered a delicacy. The virus was also easily transmitted to nursing staff and spread by airplanes to other countries - such as Canada. Effective therapy is not known yet.

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Related articles

• Pneumonia
• New viral infections
• Coronaviruses
• MERS

External links

• Severe acute respiratory syndrome (English Wikipedia)

References

• VOTAVA, Miroslav, et al. Special medical microbiology. 1. edition. Brno : Neptun, 2003. ISBN 80-902896-6-5.