SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome)

Greek translation: SARS (σοβαρό οξύ αναπνευστικό σύνδρομο - ΣΟΑΣ)

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English term or phrase:SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome)
Greek translation:SARS (σοβαρό οξύ αναπνευστικό σύνδρομο - ΣΟΑΣ)
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12:54 Mar 26, 2020
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COVID-19 - Medical - Medical (general)
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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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SARS (σοβαρό οξύ αναπνευστικό σύνδρομο - ΣΟΑΣ)
Definition:
ιογενής νόσος του αναπνευστικού συστήματος, ζωονοσικής προέλευσης, η οποία προκαλείται από τον κορονοϊό του SARS.
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SARS (σοβαρό οξύ αναπνευστικό σύνδρομο - ΣΟΑΣ)


Definition from Βικιπαίδεια:
ιογενής νόσος του αναπνευστικού συστήματος, ζωονοσικής προέλευσης, η οποία προκαλείται από τον κορονοϊό του SARS.

Example sentence(s):
  • Το σοβαρό οξύ αναπνευστικό σύνδρομο (SARS) είναι νόσος του αναπνευστικού συστήματος που οφείλεται σε κορωναϊό. - Α΄ Παιδιατρική Κλινικ  
  • Σε ποιες χώρες έχουν αναφερθεί περιστατικά "Σοβαρού Οξέος Αναπνευστικού Συνδρόμου" Περισσότερο έχει πληγεί η Κίνα και το Χονγκ-Κονγκ, αλλά κρούσματα έχουν εμφανιστεί και σε άλλες περιοχές της Νοτιο-Ανατολικής Ασίας καθώς και σε χώρες της Βόρειας Αμερικής και της Ευρώπης. - ιατροnet  

Explanation:
Το αγγλικό αρκτικόλέξο SARS χρησιμοποιείται πολύ περισσότερο από το ελληνικό ΣΟΑΣ.
Nick Lingris
United Kingdom
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Yes  Spyros Salimpas
5 hrs
  -> Ευχαριστώ! Stay safe!

Yes  Sophia Sakellis
6 hrs
  -> Ευχαριστώ! Stay safe!

Yes  Assimina Vavoula
1 day 13 hrs
  -> Ευχαριστώ! Stay safe!
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