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SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome)

French translation: SRAS (Syndrome Respiratoire Aigu Sévère)

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12:55 Mar 26, 2020
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COVID-19 - Medical - Medical (general)
Additional field(s): Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-), Medical: Health Care, Science (general), Journalism
English term or phrase: SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome)
Definition from CNN:
SARS, or Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, is a type of coronavirus. The acronyms itself refers to the illnesses, while SARS-CoV refers specifically to the physical virus. SARS is often used to contextualize the current coronavirus outbreak through the SARS epidemic of 2002 and 2003. That outbreak killed more than 770 people, with most of the deaths occurring in China and Hong Kong.

Example sentence(s):
  • First known person-to-person transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in the USA. Montreal Gazette
  • SARS showed how quickly infection can spread in a highly mobile and interconnected world. Mayo Clinic
  • SARS was first reported in Asia in February 2003. The illness spread to more than two dozen countries in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia before the SARS global outbreak of 2003 was contained. CDC (Centers for Disease Control)
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French translation:SRAS (Syndrome Respiratoire Aigu Sévère)
Definition:
Le SRAS signifie Syndrome Respiratoire Aigu Sévère. C'est une maladie respiratoire contagieuse, potentiellement mortelle et d'apparition récente. Elle a été identifiée au Viêt Nam le 28 février 2003 par un médecin épidémiologiste Carlo Urbani.
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SRAS (Syndrome Respiratoire Aigu Sévère)


Definition from Journal Santé:
Le SRAS signifie Syndrome Respiratoire Aigu Sévère. C'est une maladie respiratoire contagieuse, potentiellement mortelle et d'apparition récente. Elle a été identifiée au Viêt Nam le 28 février 2003 par un médecin épidémiologiste Carlo Urbani.

Example sentence(s):
  • Le SRAS (syndrome respiratoire aigu sévère) est la première maladie grave et transmissible à émerger en ce XXIe siècle. - Institut Pasteur  
Samuel Clarisse
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Yes  Bridget Jean
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Yes  Nathalie SERIEYS
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