Question

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
A) Is caused by a variant of Pneumococcal pneumonia.
B) Is caused by a variant of the common cold virus (coronavirus).
C) Is an acute form of asthma.
D) Affects non-vegetarians than the vegetarians.

Answer 1

Hint: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) is related to disorder of the respiratory system.

Complete Answer:
- The severe acute respiratory syndrome is a viral respiratory disease caused by a coronavirus. It is a serious form of pneumonia.
- Symptoms are a dry cough, difficulty in breathing, headache fatigue, diarrhea, and loss of appetite.
- Initial symptoms are flu, fever, myalgia, lethargy, cough, sore throat, and other symptoms that are not specific.
- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) is a disorder caused by a virus leading to coronavirus, called SARS-associated coronavirus or SARS-CoV. The coronavirus SARS-CoV causes SARS.
- A coronavirus is a common form of the virus that typically leads to upper respiratory tract illnesses, including the common cold. even different kinds of coronavirus can infect humans. Four of these are common, and most people will experience at least one of them during their life.

The three other coronaviruses cause:
- SARS
- Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)
- COVID-19

The three most recent coronaviruses have all emerged since 2002 and are more likely to be life-threatening than the previous ones. It spread through close human contact and in droplets from coughing and sneezing.

Thus, the correct option is B.

Note: No drugs, including antibiotics, appeared to be effective against SARS. Currently, there is no cure for SARS and no vaccine has been developed against SARS-CoV, but scientists keep on trying to make the vaccine.