SARS-CoV-2 appears to be transmitted more easily than SARS-CoV. One possible explanation is that the amount of virus, or viral load, appears to be highest in the nose and throat of people with ...

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BANGKOK, Thailand -- The World Health Organization said Monday the worst of the SARS outbreak appears to be over in Singapore, Hong Kong and Canada, while Vietnam has become the first country to ...

The majority of the SARS outbreaks around the world are coming to an end, the World Health Organization said Saturday as officials expressed "great hope" that measures to control the spread of the ...

CHICAGO -- Two people suspected of contracting SARS in Asia apparently gave it to five others when they returned home, marking the first time the illness is believed to have spread within Illinois, ...

The Virginia woman who is the region's first suspected case of a mysterious new respiratory ailment was isolated in a sealed hospital room in February after returning from China complaining of ...

The SARS virus apparently can spread distantly through the air in some circumstances, suggesting the deadly lung infection can be transmitted more easily than had been thought, researchers reported ...