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How does the SARS bacteria infect people?

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First of all, SARS or severe acute respiratory sydrome is not a bacteria. It is actually a virus, a whole different group of microorganisms. SARS is transmitted via droplet produced when a person sneezes or cough. read more

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), a total of 8,098 people worldwide became sick with SARS during the 2003 outbreak. Of these, 774 died. In the United States, only eight people had laboratory evidence of SARS-CoV infection. All of these people had traveled to other parts of the world where SARS was spreading. read more

According to my knowledge, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome aka SARS is a pneumonia like respiratory disease caused by a virus called SARS CORONAVIRUS.It is a positive single stranded RNA genome virus. read more

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