date:Jul 24, 2012
ars ago. Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is caused by a virus from small mammals originating in China. The SARS virus can then spread like the common cold. It cases a pneumonia so severe that it can lead to death.
There are a number of exotic pathogens out there that in the right circumstances may be spread by food or water, Bausch said. Among these are Lassa fever, Rotavirus, Ebola, Hepatitis E and Nipah virus.
The following is a brief description of each of them:
- Lassa fever: An