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The Clue
Modern epidemic (4 letter answer)
The Answer
SARS
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Notes
The answer SARS is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Outbreak of 2003
2003 disease scare
Headline-making illness of 2002-03
Definition
SARS as a noun:
1. (severe acute respiratory syndrome, SARS) = a respiratory disease of unknown etiology that apparently originated in mainland China in 2003; characterized by fever and coughing or difficulty breathing or hypoxia; can be fatal