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Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a sometimes fatal, respiratory illness. The first identified cases occurred in China in late 2002, and the disease has now spread throughout the world. SARS is caused by a coronavirus known as SARS-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV). Suspected SARS cases in the United States have involved individuals returning from travel to Asia and healthcare workers and other contacts of those patients. SARS does not appear to be caused by casual contact; transmission appears to be primarily through close contact with a symptomatic patient. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has defined a suspect case of SARS as an illness of unknown cause that began in February 2003 or later and meets the following criteria:
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a sometimes fatal, respiratory illness. The first identified cases occurred in China in late 2002, and the disease has now spread throughout the world. SARS is caused by a coronavirus known as SARS-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV). Suspected SARS cases in the United States have involved individuals returning from travel to Asia and healthcare workers and other contacts of those patients. SARS does not appear to be caused by casual contact; transmission appears to be primarily through close contact with a symptomatic patient. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has defined a suspect case of SARS as an illness of unknown cause that began in February 2003 or later and meets the following criteria: