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Descriptor English: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Descriptor Spanish: Síndrome Respiratorio Agudo Grave
Descriptor síndrome respiratorio agudo grave
Entry term(s) SARS
SRAG
SRAS
neumonía asiática
síndrome respiratorio agudo severo
Scope note: Trastorno vírico caracterizado por FIEBRE alta, TOS seca, DISNEA o dificultad para respirar y NEUMONÍA atípica. Se sospecha que el agente causal es un virus del género CORONAVIRUS.
Descriptor Portuguese: Síndrome Respiratória Aguda Grave
Descriptor French: Syndrome respiratoire aigu sévère
Entry term(s): Respiratory Syndrome, Acute, Severe
Respiratory Syndrome, Severe Acute
SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)
Tree number(s): C01.748.730
C01.925.782.600.550.200.750
C08.730.730
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D045169
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.
Annotation: do not confuse with RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN or RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
TM transmission
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 2003
History Note: 2003
DeCS ID: 37050
Unique ID: D045169
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2003/03/24
Date of Entry: 2003/03/24
Revision Date: 2014/06/23
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - Preferred
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.
Preferred term Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Entry term(s) Respiratory Syndrome, Acute, Severe
Respiratory Syndrome, Severe Acute
SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)



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