
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
SARS
📋Overview
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) is a viral respiratory illness caused by the SARS-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV). It emerged as an epidemic in 2002-2003. SARS is a legacy term referring to this specific outbreak; the modern context involves coronaviruses causing severe respiratory syndromes, including SARS-CoV-2 responsible for COVID-19. This summary focuses on the original SARS caused by SARS-CoV.
Medical codes (for reference)
UMLS CUI: C1175175ICD-10-CM
J12.81
MeSH
D045169
SNOMED CT (US)
398447004
Codes are provided for reference and interoperability. They are not a diagnosis.
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