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Q: SARS cause ?
asked by: jeenyu5 on January 5th, 2009
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What is the disease-causing agent of sars?
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replied on January 5th, 2009
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I'm not sure what you're asking but the coronavirus, a genus of animal virus, causes SARS. Four to five different currently known strains of coronaviruses infect humans. The most publicized human coronavirus is SARS-CoV which causes SARS.
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jeenyu5
replied on January 5th, 2009
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thanks, what is the life cycle of this virus?
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The virus may survive outside of the body for several days.
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jeenyu5
replied on January 5th, 2009
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Safe to say 2 days?
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"Several days" is the wording on all the websites I visited. I would give it 3-5 days just to be on the safe side. Unless you want to wear gloves, a face mask...
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