Syndromes affecting the respiratory system

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a viral respiratory disease of zoonotic origin caused by the virus SARS-CoV-1, the first identified strain of the SARS-related coronavirus. The first known cases occurred in November 2002, and the syndrome caused the 2002–2004 SARS outbreak. In the 2010s, Chinese scientists traced the virus through the intermediary of Asian palm civets to cave-dwelling horseshoe bats in Xiyang Yi Ethnic Township, Yunnan.

Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) is a viral respiratory infection caused by Middle East respiratory syndrome–related coronavirus (MERS-CoV). Symptoms may range from none, to mild, to severe depending on age and risk level. Typical symptoms include fever, cough, diarrhea, and shortness of breath. The disease is typically more severe in those with other health problems.

human disease

human disease affecting newborns

diseases caused by coronaviruses

condition in which severely overweight people fail to breathe rapidly or deeply enough

medical condition

medical condition involving hyperventilating

syndrome

ciliopathy with impaired function of the cilia lining the respiratory tract and fallopian tube

chemical pneumonitis or aspiration pneumonitis caused by aspiration during anaesthesia, especially during pregnancy

pneumoconiosis that results in humans that also have rheumatoid arthritis

disease

long-term coughing