Infection Prevention and Control (CPD Accredited)

SARS is a viral disease arising from the SARS coronavirus known as SARS-CoV. It is transmitted mainly through aerial droplets, just like with other respiratory infections such as influenza and the common cold, upon droplets of saliva after an infected person coughs or sneezes. SARS was the first major transmissible infectious disease to strike in the 21st century. The virus is also spread through contact with contaminated surfaces touched by an infected individual. In addition, COVID-19, by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, shares many similarities in terms of transmission.