Recitation 7: SARS

Question 1

SARS is an illness caused by a type of virus called a … that affects the … system of humans.

Answer 1

coronavirus; respiratory

Question 2

SARS usually begins with a … and …-like symptoms including a … and general … with some people also experiencing respiratory .. and/or … After a few days many people develop a … and most develop …

Answer 2

high fever; flu; headache; body aches; congestion; diarrhea; cough; pneumonia

Question 3

Coronaviruses are a common type of virus that are usually associated with

Answer 3

upper respiratory tract illnesses

Question 4

a coronavirus is a … virus contained by an … covered in a “crown” of … projections

Answer 4

single-stranded RNA; envelope; spike-like surface

Question 5

the first known case of SARS occurred in …, when a farmer in the Guangdong Province of China and treated for flu-like symptoms and died without diagnosis. The second confirmed case was a chef who came into regular contact with …

Answer 5

2002; live, caged animals

Question 6

By 2003, SARS had spread to over … countries across … continents. The World Health Organization estimated that over … people were infected globally, of which more than … died.

Answer 6

30; 5; 8000; 700

Question 7

SARS is spread by … with an infected individual with transmission thought to be by … from sneezing and coughing. Objects and surfaces contaminated with these droplets can also spread the coronavirus. Healthy individuals generally do not have … to SARS

Answer 7

close contact; respiratory droplets; antibodies

Question 8

Scientists suspected that Sars might be a … (an infectious disease of … that can …) after noting the first known cases were in people who worked with animals

Answer 8

zoonosis; animals; infect humans

Question 9

… hosts are the long term hosts of the pathogen

… may be the reservoir hosts for SARS, and … might be the intermediate host

Answer 9

reservoir; bats; civets