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Tag: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome

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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WHO Says MERS Virus Is Deadly but Not an Emergency

WHO Says MERS Virus Is Deadly but Not an Emergency

| May 21, 2014 Comment

WHO says MERS virus is deadly but not an emergency – The World Health Organisation says it has “significantly increased” concern about the deadly virus that emerged in the Middle East but the disease is not a global health emergency. The virus, which causes Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, sparks coughing, fever and sometimes fatal pneumonia. […]

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