Early Life of Jacques Cartier. 1  Cartier was born in 1491 in Saint-Malo. During his early childhood he would hear stories of the great Christopher Columbus, Vasco da Gama and the exploits of the Spanish Conquistadors. 2  His homeland France was relatively inactive in the exploits of the New World.
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a viral respiratory disease of zoonotic origin caused by the SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV).
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) Unmasking a new disease. WHO maintains its position that SARS can and must be contained â pushed back. out of its new human host. One by one, the many puzzling features of this new disease are being unmasked. One by one, the most severe outbreaks in the initial waves of infection are being. brought under control.