Question: Which virus that causes respiratory problems and is being studied in laboratories in big cities around the globe was discovered by a former President of the Chinese Medical Association?

Related documents: [0]  [DOC] Zhong Nanshan (; born 20 October 1936) is a Chinese pulmonologist, who discovered the SARS coronavirus in 2003. He was the President of the Chinese Medical Association from 2005 to 2009 and is currently the editor-in-chief of the "Journal of Thoracic Disease". He is most well known for managing the SARS outbreak in Guangdong province in 2003. He was voted one of China's top 10 scientists in 2010. [END] 
[1]  [DOC] The SARS coronavirus, sometimes shortened to SARS-CoV, is the virus that causes severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). On April 16, 2003, following the outbreak of SARS in Asia and secondary cases elsewhere in the world, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a press release stating that the coronavirus identified by a number of laboratories was the official cause of SARS. Samples of the virus are being held in laboratories in New York City, San Francisco, Manila, Hong Kong, and Toronto. [END]  
Answer: SARS coronavirus
SARS coronavirus