Question

Severe Acute Repiratory Syndrome (SARS)

• A. Is caused by a variant of Pneumococcus pneumonia
• B. Is caused by a variant of the common cold virus (corona virus)
• C. Is an acute form of asthma
• D. Affects non-vegetarians than the vegetarians

Answer 1

The correct option is B Is caused by a variant of the common cold virus (corona virus)

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is caused by the SARS coronavirus (SARS CoV). Coronaviruses cause infections in humans as well as animals. It is an airborne virus, which means it spreads through small droplets of saliva coughed or sneezed into the air by an infected person, in a similar way to cold and flu.

So, the correct answer is option B.