severe acute respiratory syndrome

severe acute respiratory syndrome (countable and uncountable, plural severe acute respiratory syndromes)

1. (pathology) A form of pneumonia resulting from infection by a coronavirus characterized by fever, myalgia, lethargy and coughing and which can be fatal.
   • 2014 July 31, Barack Obama, “Executive Order—Revised List of Quarantinable Communicable Diseases”, in https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/‎, Office of the Press Secretary, The White House:

     (b) Severe acute respiratory syndromes, which are diseases that are associated with fever and signs and symptoms of pneumonia or other respiratory illness, are capable of being transmitted from person to person, and that either are causing, or have the potential to cause, a pandemic, or, upon infection, are highly likely to cause mortality or serious morbidity if not properly controlled.

• SARS, Sars (acronyms)

• Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus

• Severe acute respiratory syndrome on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies