SARS

Question 1

What does SARS stand for

Answer 1

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

Question 2

Virus associated with SARS

Answer 2

SARS associated coronavirus

Question 3

Transmission done by

Answer 3

Respiratory droplets

Question 4

Most readily noticeable common symptoms

Answer 4

High fever and Pneumonia

Question 5

Other common symptoms

Answer 5

-headache, discomfort, body aches, diarrhea, dry cough

Question 6

Tissue damage that results from SARS CoV

Answer 6

1. lytic effects on host cells-alveolar damage
2. multinucleated syncytial giant cells
3. damage from host immune response

Question 7

Epidemiology of SARs

Answer 7

• found in many animals

- no antibodies present in humans, developed in 2003