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MeSH Heading: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Tree Number(s): C01.748.730; C01.925.782.600.550.200.750; C08.730.730
Unique ID: D045169
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D045169
Annotation: do not confuse with RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN or RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME
Scope Note: A viral disorder characterized by high FEVER, dry COUGH, shortness of breath (DYSPNEA) or breathing difficulties, and atypical PNEUMONIA. A virus in the genus CORONAVIRUS is the suspected agent.
Entry Term(s): Respiratory Syndrome, Acute, Severe; Respiratory Syndrome, Severe Acute; SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)
NLM Classification #: WC 505
Public MeSH Note: 2003
History Note: 2003
Date Established: 2003/03/24
Date of Entry: 2003/03/24
Revision Date: 2020/07/09

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

transmission (TM)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0447378
Scope Note: A viral disorder characterized by high FEVER, dry COUGH, shortness of breath (DYSPNEA) or breathing difficulties, and atypical PNEUMONIA. A virus in the genus CORONAVIRUS is the suspected agent.
Terms: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Preferred Term
Term UI T536434
Date03/24/2003
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Respiratory Syndrome, Acute, Severe
Term UI T536436
Date03/24/2003
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2003); Respiratory Syndrome, Severe Acute
Term UI T536435
Date03/24/2003
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2003); SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)
Term UI T851206
Date11/20/2013
LexicalTag ABX
ThesaurusID NLM (2015)

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome MeSH Descriptor Data 2025