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Camels Are the Source of MERS

| June 10, 2014 Comment

New research shows that camels are the source of MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus). MERS is a viral disease that has infected over 500 patients in Saudi Arabia; it kills 30%  of the people it infects. The country had issued warnings to camel owners to follow preventive measures when dealing with camels. Scientists compared […]

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Scientists Rack Brains over Deadly MERS Virus in Gulf

Scientists Rack Brains over Deadly MERS Virus in Gulf

| May 21, 2014 Comment

Scientists Rack Brains over Deadly MERS Virus in Gulf – A deadly new virus spreading across the Gulf states is baffling scientists. Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS, is known as a coronavirus because of its crown-like shape under a microscope. Every day sees new infections in several countries and in recent weeks deaths have […]

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