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# sars

noun, abbreviation (SARS — uncountable)

«sars» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (abbreviation) SARS stands for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, a serious lung illness caused by a coronavirus that spread to several countries in 2002–2003. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sars/#m1)
2. (science) SARS-CoV-2 is the name of the virus that causes COVID-19. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sars/#m2)
3. (abbreviation) In some places SAR or SARs can mean other things, such as Hong Kong and Macau's status as Special Administrative Regions of China. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sars/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science and health lessons, SARS is an example of how new viruses can jump from animals to people and how hand-washing, masks and quarantine help stop spread. The virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic was named SARS-CoV-2 because it is related. "Sars" written in lower case is just the abbreviation.

### Examples

- SARS was a dangerous illness that spread in 2003. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sars/#x1)
- The SARS virus attacked people's lungs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sars/#x2)
- The virus that causes COVID-19 is called SARS-CoV-2. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sars/#x3)
- Doctors stopped SARS spreading with careful hygiene and quarantine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sars/#x4)
- SARS is short for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sars/#x5)
- Scientists think SARS came from animals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sars/#x6)
- Hand-washing helps protect against viruses like SARS. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sars/#x7)

### Note

Usually written in capitals: SARS. Say "sarz". It is an abbreviation, not an ordinary English word. SARS (2003) and COVID-19 are different illnesses caused by related viruses.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sars» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sars/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sars» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sars.html) on Mova free.