SARS Virus

Synonyms

Coronavirus, SARS

Coronavirus, SARS-Associated

Coronavirus, SARS-Related

Coronavirus, Urbani SARS-Associated

SARS Associated Coronavirus

SARS Coronavirus

SARS Related Coronavirus

SARS-Associated Coronavirus

SARS-Associated Coronavirus, Urbani

SARS-CoV

SARS-Related Coronavirus

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Virus

Urbani SARS Associated Coronavirus

Urbani SARS-Associated Coronavirus

A species of CORONAVIRUS causing atypical respiratory disease (SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME) in humans. The organism is believed to have first emerged in Guangdong Province, China, in 2002. The natural host is the Chinese horseshoe bat, RHINOLOPHUS sinicus.