What does the abbreviation SARS stand for?
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
It attacks above all the lungs.
💡 Did you know? That is why the COVID pathogen is called SARS-CoV-2.
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To which virus family do SARS and MERS belong?
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To the coronaviruses
The same family as the COVID-19 virus.
💡 Did you know? They carry a crown-like envelope.
In which year did SARS first appear?
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2002
It spread through travellers in 2003.
💡 Did you know? Isolation stopped it quickly.
From which animal did the SARS virus probably originate?
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From bats
Via civet cats it jumped to humans.
💡 Did you know? Such crossings are called zoonoses.
What does the abbreviation MERS stand for?
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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome
It first appeared on the Arabian Peninsula.
💡 Did you know? The name points to the region of origin.
From which animal does the MERS virus come?
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From the dromedary (camel)
It still crosses to humans again and again.
💡 Did you know? That is why MERS keeps breaking out anew.
Which of these viral respiratory diseases is most often fatal?
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MERS
About one in three MERS patients dies.
💡 Did you know? With SARS it was about one in ten.
How was the SARS epidemic stopped in 2003?
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By isolation and quarantine
Consistent measures broke the chains of infection.
💡 Did you know? SARS has been considered defeated since.
Why are SARS and MERS seen as a warning before COVID-19?
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They showed the danger of new coronaviruses
Both jumped from animals to humans.
💡 Did you know? COVID-19 confirmed this danger a few years later.
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