a form of coronavirus that causes a serious infectious illness with difficulty in breathing and sometimes death, and was responsible for many cases of illness in 2002-04. SARS-CoV-1 is an abbreviation for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 1.

SARS-CoV-1 infection typically causes severe symptoms related to the lower respiratory tract. 严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒1感染通常引起与下呼吸道有关的严重症状。