SARS Flashcards
1
Q
What does SARS stand for
A
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
2
Q
Virus associated with SARS
A
SARS associated coronavirus
3
Q
Transmission done by
A
Respiratory droplets
4
Q
Most readily noticeable common symptoms
A
High fever and Pneumonia
5
Q
Other common symptoms
A
-headache, discomfort, body aches, diarrhea, dry cough
6
Q
Tissue damage that results from SARS CoV
A
- lytic effects on host cells-alveolar damage
- multinucleated syncytial giant cells
- damage from host immune response
7
Q
Epidemiology of SARs
A
- found in many animals
- no antibodies present in humans, developed in 2003
