- severe illness
- An illness which permanently or materially impairs, or is likely to impair permanently or materially, the health or constitution. Anno: 153 ALR 717; 29 Am J Rev ed Ins § 745.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
severe illness
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severe disease — A disease causing a severe illness. Anno: 153 ALR 717. A disease which permanently or materially impairs, or is likely to impair permanently or materially, the health or constitution. 29 Am J Rev ed Ins § 745 … Ballentine's law dictionary
severe acute respiratory syndrome — n SARS * * * (SARS) an infectious respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus and characterized by fever, dry cough, and breathing difficulties, often accompanied by headache and body aches … Medical dictionary
Severe acute respiratory syndrome — SARS redirects here. For other uses, see SARS (disambiguation). Further information: Progress of the SARS outbreak Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Classification and external resources SARS coronavirus (SARS CoV) is causative of the syndrome … Wikipedia
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