Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Noun)
Meaning
A respiratory disease of unknown etiology that apparently originated in mainland China in 2003; characterized by fever and coughing or difficulty breathing or hypoxia; can be fatal.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- After several days of travel to mainland China, the patient began to exhibit symptoms of severe acute respiratory syndrome and was immediately quarantined.
- Researchers struggle to identify the underlying cause of severe acute respiratory syndrome, which was first reported in mainland China in 2003.
- A global outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome resulted in significant economic disruption and loss of life in 2003.
- The patient was diagnosed with severe acute respiratory syndrome and placed on oxygen therapy to alleviate symptoms of hypoxia.
- Health officials around the world worked to contain the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome, which appears to be highly contagious in close quarters.