The severe acute respiratory syndrome

Kwok Yung Yuen; Samson S.Y. Wong; J. S.Malik Peiris

doi:10.1007/978-0-387-32830-0_5

The severe acute respiratory syndrome

Kwok Yung Yuen, Samson S.Y. Wong, J. S.Malik Peiris

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Abstract

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) was the first major pandemic of the new millennium. It had dramatic impact on the health care systems, economies, and societies of countries directly affected. Since its emergence in 2002-2003, much has been learned about the disease and the causative agent, and this chapter summarizes the current understanding of the SARS coronavirus and the disease it causes.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	New and Evolving Infections of the 21st Century
Publisher	Springer New York
Pages	163-193
Number of pages	31
ISBN (Print)	0387326472, 9780387326474
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-32830-0_5
Publication status	Published - 2007
Externally published	Yes

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