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English term

SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome)

COVID-19 GBK English to Estonian Medical Medical (general)
Definition from CNN:
SARS, or Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, is a type of coronavirus. The acronyms itself refers to the illnesses, while SARS-CoV refers specifically to the physical virus. SARS is often used to contextualize the current coronavirus outbreak through the SARS epidemic of 2002 and 2003. That outbreak killed more than 770 people, with most of the deaths occurring in China and Hong Kong.
Example sentences:
First known person-to-person transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in the USA. (Montreal Gazette)
SARS showed how quickly infection can spread in a highly mobile and interconnected world. (Mayo Clinic)
SARS was first reported in Asia in February 2003. The illness spread to more than two dozen countries in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia before the SARS global outbreak of 2003 was contained. (CDC (Centers for Disease Control))
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SARS (raskekujuline äge respiratoorne sündroom)

Meditsiinisõnastik:
SARS i severe acute respiratory syndrome raskekujuline äge respiratoorne sündroom, tõenäoliseks tekitajaks üks koronaviiruse mutante (SARS-viirus); haigus puhkes esmalt Kantoni provintsis Hiinas.

Terviseameti kodulehelt võib leida ka SARSi eestikeelse lühendi RÄRS (raskekujuline äge respiratoorne sündroom), aga paistab, et see ei ole laiemasse kasutusse läinud. Mittespetsiifilistes tekstides ei soovitaks seda kasutada ka, sest võib asjata segadust tekitada.
Definition from Eesti Arst:
SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) on tõsiselt kulgev äge respiratoorne viirusnakkus, mille tekitajaks on uut tüüpi koroonaviirus SARS-CoV.
Example sentences:
SARSi inkubatsiooniperiood kestab 2–16 päeva. (eestiarst.ee)
COVID-19 haigust põhjustav koroonaviirus on geneetiliselt sarnane SARS koroonaviirusele (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus) ning seetõttu kasutatakse edaspidi selle nimetamisel ametlikku terminit SARS-CoV-2. (Terviseamet)
Samas ei muuda see ka iga ohvrit nii raskelt haigeks kui SARS, nii et inimesed võivad sellesse nakatunult ringi käia, ise teadmata. (Postimees)
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