Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) (cont.)
Medical Author:
Richard L Oehler, MD
Medical Editor:
Wesley W Emmons, MD, FACP
Medical Editor:
Mary L Windle, PharmD
Medical Editor:
Michael Stuart Bronze, MD
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SARS CausesThe SARS virus is spread by close person-to-person contact. Transmission may occur by droplets produced when an infected person sneezes or coughs. Droplet spread can occur when airborne droplets, produced by a cough or sneeze, are deposited on the mucous membranes of the mouth, nose, or eyes of a person up to 3 feet away. The virus can also be spread when a person touches a surface contaminated with the droplets. Oral-fecal transmission of SARS may also occur. Unprotected health care workers were at significant risk of acquiring the infection during the outbreak. |
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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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