What should you fill in "blank A"? <br />What is SARS? Severe Acute __A__ Syndrome is a __B__ Respiratory illness that was first reported in Asia in February 2003.

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What should you fill in "blank B"? <br />What is SARS? Severe Acute __A__ Syndrome is a __B__ Respiratory illness that was first reported in Asia in February 2003.

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In early March, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a global (a)   about SARS.

Over the next few months, the illness spread to mort than two dozen countries in North America , South America, Europe and Asia. By late July, however, no new cases were being reported and the illness was considere (a)   .

According to the WHO, 8,098 people worldwide became sick with SARS during this (a)   ; of these, 774 died. For more information, check the WHO SARS website or visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention SARS website.