Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a serious form of pneumonia, caused by a virus isolated in 2003. Infection with the SARS virus results in acute respiratory distress (severe breathing diffculty) and sometimes death.

Some common syptoms are                                                     

• Fever
  
  
• Chills and shaking
  
  
• Muscle aches
  
  
• Cough
  
  
• Headache
  
  

Some Uncommon syptoms are

• Dizziness
  
  
• Productive cough (sputum)
  
  
• Sore throat
  
  
• Runny nose
  
  
• Nausea and vomiting
  
  
• Diarrhea
  
  

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