Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) (cont.)
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Richard L Oehler, MD
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Wesley W Emmons, MD, FACP
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MultimediaMedia file 1:SARS-associated coronavirus. The coronavirus is now recognized as the cause of the 2003 SARS outbreak. Photo courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control/Dr. Fred Murphy.
Media type: Image Media file 2:SARS-associated coronavirus. Coronaviruses are a group of viruses that have a halo or crownlike (corona) appearance when viewed under a microscope. Photo courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control/CD Humphrey and TG Ksiazek. 
Media type: Image Media file 3:Lung tissue pathology due to SARS. This image shows pathologic cytoarchitectural changes indicative of diffuse alveolar damage, as well as a multinucleated giant cell with no conspicuous viral inclusions. Photo courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control/Dr. Sherif Zaki. 
Media type: Micrograph Media file 4:Coronavirus OC43. Photo courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control/Dr. Erskine Palmer. 
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a serious, potentially life-threatening viral infection caused by a previously unrecognized virus from the Coronaviridae family.
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