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.