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Severe acute respiratory syndrome(SARS) is a serious form of pneumonia, caused by a virus isolated in 2003. Infection with the SARS virus results in acute respiratory distress(severe breathing diffculty) and sometimes d... |
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Causes
SARS is caused by a member of the coronavirus family(the same family that can cause the common cold).When someone wit...
Tests
Your health care provider may hear abnormal lung sounds while listening to the chest with a stethoscope. In most per...
Treatments
Persons suspected of having SARS should be evaluated immediately by a health care provider, and hospitalized under is...
Prevention
Reducing your contact with someone with SARS lowers the risk for the disease. Ways to do this may include limiting tr...
Doctor Specialties
Call your health care provider if you suspect you or someone you have had close contact with has SARS.
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