severe acute respiratory syndrome

noun

: sars

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It can also be used to treat viral hemorrhagic fevers and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Addy Bink, The Hill, 29 Oct. 2024 Plus, the vaccines from last year targeted previous severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants from 2023 that have since gone the way of skinny jeans and midi skirts. Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024 Since the 2003 outbreak of SARS, or severe acute respiratory syndrome, when Chinese officials faced accusations of covering up the true number of infections, Chinese leaders have repeatedly warned officials not to cover up or delay reporting of deaths and cases. Liyan Qi, WSJ, 21 Jan. 2022 The pathogen that causes the disease known as SARS, or severe acute respiratory syndrome, appeared out of nowhere in 2002, jumping from bats to a mongoose-like mammal known as the Asian palm civet and then to humans in China’s southeastern Guangdong province. David Willman, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2023 See all Example Sentences for severe acute respiratory syndrome 

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First Known Use

2003, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of severe acute respiratory syndrome was in 2003

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“Severe acute respiratory syndrome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/severe%20acute%20respiratory%20syndrome. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

Medical Definition

severe acute respiratory syndrome

noun
: sars
In late 2002 and early 2003 epidemiologists in Ottawa, Ontario were able to … identify and help stop the spread of an outbreak of SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) that began in China.Larry Brilliant, Forbes

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