In 2003 a disease called SARS was a major concern for health officials. SARS is a very contagious respiratory disease. People were infected by SARS in several countries. Fortunately, health officials worked quickly to get the disease under control before it spread worldwide. Which statement best describes SARS? SARS was an epidemic, but not a pandemic. SARS was a pandemic, but not an epidemic. SARS was both a pandemic and an epidemic. SARS was neither a pandemic nor an epidemic.

The correct answer is - SARS was both a pandemic and an epidemic

Explanation:

SARS or Severe acute respiratory syndrome is a viral infection that is first reported inChina in 2003 and caused by a coronavirus. It was moving swiftly continent by continent as an epidemic that was limited to Asia but soon it infected the countries in different continents like North America, South America, Asia, and European countries to become a global epidemic or pandemic.

Thus, the correct answer is - SARS was both a pandemic and an epidemic