Journal of Medical Postgraduates 2003;0(11):-

SARS epidemiology research

Anjian HU ; Wany ZHANG

Keywords

Severe acute respiratory syndrome; Epidemic

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

Severe acute respiratory syndrome(SARS),also called infectious atypical pneumonia,is an emerging infectious disease caused by a novel variant of coronavirus.Its transmission is by droplet spread,requiring close contact.The author primarily review the source of the outbreak and path and model of transmission and epidemiologic characterics.