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It can also be used to treat viral hemorrhagic fevers and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).
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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
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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
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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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