Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a viral respiratory illness caused by SARS coronavirus. SARS first emerged in 2002 and gained global from 2002 to 2003. The main mode of transmission of SARS coronavirus is person-to-person spread through inhalation of respiratory droplets.
Category
Viral infectious disease
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
01 Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
Certain zoonotic viral diseases
1D65 Severe acute respiratory syndrome
H00402 Severe acute respiratory syndrome
Genome-based classification of infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
Viral infections
Infections caused by +ssRNA viruses
H00402 Severe acute respiratory syndrome
