severe acute respiratory syndrome en · NOUN
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A form of pneumonia resulting from infection by a coronavirus characterized by fever, myalgia, lethargy and coughing and which can be fatal.
(b) Severe acute respiratory syndromes, which are diseases that are associated with fever and signs and symptoms of pneumonia or other respiratory illness, are capable of being transmitted from person to person, and that either are causing, or have the potential to cause, a pandemic, or, upon infection, are highly likely to cause mortality or serious morbidity if not properly controlled.
2014 July 31, Barack Obama, “Executive Order—Revised List of Quarantinable Communicable Diseases”, in https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/, Office of the Press Secretary, The White House:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| severe acute respiratory syndromes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus
Synonyms
Translations (16)
ja 重症急性呼吸器症候群 (form of pneumonia) · hu súlyos akut légzőszervi szindróma (form of pneumonia) · cmn 嚴重急性呼吸道症候群 /严重急性呼吸道症候群 (form of pneumonia) · es síndrome respiratorio agudo severo (form of pneumonia) · pt síndrome respiratória aguda grave (form of pneumonia) · fr syndrome respiratoire aigu sévère (form of pneumonia) · ru ТОРС (form of pneumonia) · fa نشانگان تنفسی حاد شدید (form of pneumonia) · fr SRAS (form of pneumonia) · fi SARS (form of pneumonia) · pl ciężki ostry zespół oddechowy (form of pneumonia) · ru тяжёлый о́стрый респирато́рный синдро́м (form of pneumonia) · de Schweres Akutes Atemwegssyndrom (form of pneumonia) · ko 중증급성호흡기증후군 (form of pneumonia) · cmn 嚴重急性呼吸道綜合症 /严重急性呼吸道综合症 (form of pneumonia) · cmn 非典型肺炎 (form of pneumonia)