Who or what is sars?

I heard it on snl tonight and I didnt get the joke then I asked my mom and all I got out of her was he was a crazy old...nothin she left me hanging

and I asked again but she didnt answer I googled it I got results of swine flu disorders and stuff and...

I just got really confused could someone tell me

It was a type of flu 10 years or so ago...SARS...Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

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it also used to be a sarsperella drink. They changed the name thought after the SARS outbreak!

First SARS is not a type of flu, however like phrannie said it does stand for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, it is a very contagious disease. Toronto Ontario Canada was hit very badly by this illness about 7 years ago, you may recall that the Rolling Stones headed a benefit concert to aid the city of Toronto because the economy of that city took a nose dive after the outbreak as people we afraid to travel there. In regards to your mother she ignored your question and trailed off because...well...she did not know! Who would have guessed that Mothers do not actually know everything!