severe acute respiratory syndrome
Let an agent explain SARS and its 2003 epidemic from WHO and public health sources, describe the virus, transmission and containment, distinguish SARS from COVID-19 and MERS, and relay its legacy for pandemic preparedness.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain SARS and its 2003 epidemic from WHO and public health sources, describe the virus, transmission and containment, distinguish SARS from COVID-19 and MERS, and relay its legacy for pandemic preparedness.
A viral respiratory disease caused by the SARS coronavirus, SARS-CoV-1, which emerged in Guangdong in late 2002 and caused an epidemic in 2003 with about 8000 cases and nearly 800 deaths across 29 countries before being contained by public health measures, presenting as fever and atypical pneumonia with a case fatality of about 10 percent; SARS is a zoonosis linked to bats and civets, no cases have occurred since 2004, and its lessons shaped the response to COVID-19 caused by the related SARS-CoV-2.
What it is for: Not applicable; a disease.
It can be explain the disease and virus; relay the 2003 epidemic and containment; distinguish from related diseases; relay lessons for preparedness.
Distinguishing features
Contained epidemic
High case fatality
Healthcare transmission
Preparedness legacy
What it looks like
Not a visible object; a febrile pneumonia.
Physical character
cases 2002-2003: about 8100 count - WHO
deaths: about 774 count - WHO
case fatality: about 10 percent
How it is recognised
Coronavirus pneumonia of the 2003 epidemic
SARS-CoV-1, atypical pneumonia, zoonotic origin
COVID-19 is caused by SARS-CoV-2; MERS by MERS-CoV
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is a kind of - in registry terms
is a kind of - in registry terms
is caused by - the virus
In practice
Families and kinds
SARS in the 2003 epidemic by country
laboratory-associated cases in 2003 and 2004
SARS-CoV-1 as the agent
SARS-related coronaviruses in bats
related diseases COVID-19 and MERS
Identifiers
ICD-11 1D65 SARS
MeSH D045169
Standards and regulation
International Health Regulations revised in 2005 after SARS
WHO outbreak guidance
Biosafety rules for SARS-CoV-1
Failure modes and hazards
Confusing SARS with COVID-19
Laboratory escape, as occurred in 2003 and 2004
Stale claims about ongoing transmission
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What SARS is.
Clinical.
Definition
Disease and virus.
Definition
Definition.
- What is SARS, what virus causes it, and how does it present? definition
- Is the question about SARS, COVID-19 or MERS? boundary
Transmission
Transmission and origin.
Transmission
Transmission.
- How was SARS transmitted, and what is known of its zoonotic origin, with findings attributed? provenance
- Which entry fits SARS-CoV-1? action
Epidemic The 2003 epidemic.
Sources.
Course
Course of the epidemic.
Course
Course.
- How did the epidemic unfold from Guangdong to Hong Kong, Toronto and elsewhere, per WHO? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Containment
Containment.
Containment
Containment.
- How was SARS contained through isolation, quarantine and travel measures? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Legacy Legacy.
Attribution.
Preparedness
Preparedness.
Preparedness
Preparedness.
- How did SARS change international health rules and preparedness? provenance
- Which entry fits the International Health Regulations? action
COVID
Relation to COVID-19.
COVID
COVID.
- How do SARS and COVID-19 compare in virus, spread and response, as researchers describe? provenance
- Is the presentation attributed? boundary
Context Research and history.
Context.
Research
Research.
Research
Research.
- What research on SARS-related coronaviruses, vaccines and treatments followed the epidemic? provenance
- Which entry fits coronavirus research? action
History
History and memory.
History
History.
- How is the epidemic remembered in affected cities, and what inquiries were held? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific inquiry? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should SARS-CoV-1 be a separate primary entry?
- How should WHO records be linked?
- How should the relation to COVID-19 be recorded?