Severe acute respiratory syndrome

Description

A disease of the respiratory system, caused by an infection with coronavirus SARS-CoV-1. This disease is characterised by fever, headache, cough, myalgia, tachycardia, or diarrhea. This disease may also lead to pneumonia. Transmission is by direct contact or airborne transmission - by inhalation of infected respiratory secretions. Confirmation is by identification of coronavirus SARS-CoV-1 in a blood, stool, respiratory secretions, or body tissue sample.

Index terms

Severe acute respiratory syndrome
SARS - [severe acute respiratory syndrome]

Excludes

RA01.0 – COVID-19, virus identified
RA01.1 – COVID-19, virus not identified

Exclusions from above levels

NE83.1 – Infection arising from device, implant or graft, not elsewhere classified

Sibling codes

1D60 – Filovirus disease
1D61 – Arenavirus disease
1D62 – Hantavirus disease
1D63 – Henipavirus encephalitis
1D64 – Middle East respiratory syndrome
1D6Y – Other specified zoonotic viral diseases
1D6Z – Zoonotic viral disease, virus unspecified

Foundation entity

Severe acute respiratory syndrome – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/652944603

Part of: 01: Certain infectious or parasitic diseases