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Definition of “SARS”

SARS1 (sɑːz Pronunciation for SARS1

Definitions

noun acronym for

  1. severe acute respiratory syndrome; a severe viral infection of the lungs characterized by high fever, a dry cough, and breathing difficulties. It is contagious, having an airborne mode of transmission

SARS2

Definitions

abbreviation for

  1. South African Revenue Service

Example Sentences Including 'SARS'

From the expression on his face, you would have thought I'd announced that I had leprosy, or Ebola, or SARS.
Edited by Robin Robertson MORTIFICATION: Writers' Stories of their Public Shame (2003)
Guangdong is also a major supplier of food to Hong Kong, which has been hit hardest by SARS.
Globe and Mail (2003)
He said: "Conflict in Iraq and the SARS epidemic have undoubtedly continued to impact long haul travel negatively.
Belfast Telegraph (2003)
Quarantine has also been imposed on Canadians with contact with SARS cases.
New Scientist (2003)
The international economic climate has settled since the end of the war in Iraq and the containment of the SARS outbreak.
Belfast Telegraph (2003)
We want to make something here that is more viral than SARS.
Scarlett Thomas POPCO (2004)
York Central Hospital in Richmond Hill, north of Toronto, was closed last night after four cases of SARS were discovered there.
Globe and Mail (2003)

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