SARS may be suspected in a patient who has: Any of the symptoms, including a fever of 38 °C (100 °F) or higher, and Either a history of: Contact (sexual or casual) with someone with a diagnosis of SARS within the last 10 days OR Travel to any of the regions identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as areas with recent local transmission of SARS (affected regions as of 10 May 2003 were parts of China, Hong Kong, Singapore and the town of Geraldton, Ontario, Canada).
Može se sumnjati na SARS u pacijenata koji imaju: Bilo koje simptome, uključujući i temperaturu iznad 38°C ili viši i bili su : U kontaktu s ljudima zaraženim od SARS-a u zadnjih 10 dana Putovali su u regije koje je WHO prepoznao kao područja u kojima je SARS prisutan (to su do 11. svibnja 2003. bili dijelovi Kine, Hong Kong, Singaput i Ontario u Kanadi).