WHO concern since the early 2000s

• 2002-'03 viral outbreak, briefly
• Highly contagious resp. illness
• Headline-making illness of 2002-03
• WHO challenge of the early '00s
• 2002 outbreak
• Viral illness ID'd in 2003
• 2002-2003 outbreak monitored by the WHO
• Health scare that surfaced in 2002

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
by 2003, acronym from severe acute respiratory syndrome .

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
abbr. Shortened form of sarsaparilla (drink)