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).
SARS is a disease caused by the SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV). Coronaviruses are a common form of virus that typically cause upper-respiratory tract illnesses in the majority of cases.3 Coronaviruses are the family of viruses that are responsible for the common cold.4. SARS was first discovered in China in November 2002.