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What is SARS?
What is SARS?
- A bacterial respiratory disease caused by SARS-CoV-1.
- A viral respiratory disease caused by SARS-CoV-2.
- A bacterial respiratory disease caused by SARS-CoV-2.
- A viral respiratory disease caused by SARS-CoV-1. (correct)
What are the symptoms of SARS?
What are the symptoms of SARS?
- Fever, wet cough, headache, muscle pains, and difficulty breathing.
- Fever, dry cough, headache, muscle pains, and difficulty breathing. (correct)
- Fever, dry cough, headache, muscle pains, and easy breathing.
- Fever, dry cough, headache, muscle pains, and hard breathing.
What are the prevention measures for SARS?
What are the prevention measures for SARS?
- Hand washing, cough etiquette, and avoiding contact with infected persons. (correct)
- Hand washing, cough etiquette, and contact with infected persons.
- No prevention measures available
- Only avoiding contact with infected persons.
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- SARS is a viral respiratory disease caused by SARS-CoV-1.
- It is of zoonotic origin and was first identified in November 2002.
- The virus was traced to cave-dwelling horseshoe bats in Yunnan, China.
- Symptoms include fever, dry cough, headache, muscle pains, and difficulty breathing.
- Complications may include acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and death.
- Prevention measures include hand washing, cough etiquette, and avoiding contact with infected persons.
- The overall chance of death from SARS is 9.5%.
- There were a total of 8,096 reported cases and 783 known deaths.
- The SARS outbreak occurred from 2002-2004.
- Travel to affected areas should be avoided.
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