January 13, 2011
A depiction of the SARS coronavirus by Luke Jerram.
Courtesy of Heller Gallery, New York
Under the electron microscope, a coronavirus may resemble a spiny sea urchin or appear crownlike, (the shape from which this family of pathogens takes its name). Previously recognized as the second leading cause of the common cold in humans and for economically important diseases in many domesticated animals, a new disease form abruptly emerged as a major public health concern in 2002, when the SARS coronavirus (CoV) surfaced in Asia.
The rapid spread of the virus caused significant social and economic disruption worldwide , infecting over 8000 people with Sudden Acute Respiratory Syndrome or SARS and killing about 10 percent of them. While SARS-CoV was brought under control through decisive action by health officials, the sudden scourge..
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