Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) - World Health …
Sep 26, 2003 · Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a viral respiratory disease caused by a SARS-associated coronavirus. It was first identified at the end of February 2003 during an outbreak that emerged in China and spread to 4 other countries.
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) - World Health Organization (WHO)
Oct 16, 2024 · Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Most people infected with the virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment.
Summary of probable SARS cases with onset of illness from 1 …
Nov 1, 2002 · a. Includes only cases whose death is attributed to SARS. b. Case classification by sex is unknown for 46 cases. c. Since 11 July 2003, 325 cases have been discarded in Taiwan, China. Laboratory information was insufficient or incomplete for 135 discarded cases, of which 101 died. d. Includes HCWs who acquired illness in other areas. e.
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) - World Health Organization (WHO)
COVID-19 is the disease caused by a coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. WHO first learned of this new virus on 31 December 2019, following a report of a cluster of cases of so-called viral pneumonia in Wuhan, People’s Republic of China.
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) - multi-country …
Apr 11, 2003 · These recommendations were that SARS-affected areas, where transmission was known to be occurring in chains of human-to-human transmission, institute measures to identify international passengers who had signs, symptoms and history compatible with SARS, and to recommend that such persons postpone international travel and seek medical advice.
Tracking SARS-CoV-2 variants - World Health Organization (WHO)
All viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, change over time. Most changes have little to no impact on the virus’s properties. However, some changes may affect the virus’s properties, such as how easily it spreads, the associated disease severity, or the performance of vaccines, therapeutic medicines, diagnostic tools ...
SARS : how a global epidemic was stopped - World Health …
Jun 15, 2006 · Overview . ARS shook the world. By some standards, the first emerging and readily transmissible disease of the 21st century was not a big killer, but it caused more fear and social disruption than any other outbreak of our time.
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV)
Aug 5, 2022 · Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that can cause diseases ranging from the common cold to Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). Typical MERS symptoms include fever, cough and shortness of breath. Pneumonia is common, but MERS patients may not always develop this condition.
WHO Coronavirus Network (CoViNet)
The WHO Coronavirus Network (CoViNet) aims to bring together surveillance programs and reference laboratories to support enhanced epidemiological monitoring and laboratory (phenotypic and genotypic) assessment of SARS-CoV-2, MERS-CoV and novel coronaviruses of …
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) - multi-country …
17 March 2003 -- WHO has today stepped up several activities aimed at strengthening the international response to the recent emergence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). SARS is an infectious disease of unknown etiology characterized by atypical pneumonia (see WHO press release of 15 March and additional information at www.who.int.)