How SARS terrified the world in 2003, infecting more than 8,000 people and killing 774

Lo Sai Hung / AP In the first half of 2003, a deadly disease known as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome spread from China into 28 other countries. SARS infected a little more than 8,000 people, and killed 774 people. The majority of these cases were in Asia. The disease is back on people's minds as a new novel coronavirus spreads across the globe. COVID-19 has already killed more than 2,000 people — more than the total number who died from SARS. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stori...