MERS
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
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While not considered remotely as “scary” as Ebola, MERS, or HIV, it is still a sexually transmitted infection.
The animal reservoir for SARS is bats, whereas the reservoir for MERS is primarily camels.
Is Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) the Next SARS? | Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Tej Azad | May 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe first U.S. case of MERS landed in Indiana—smack-dab in the heartland.
Is Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) the Next SARS? | Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Tej Azad | May 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMERS conjures frightening memories of the 2003 SARS outbreak that originated in Hong Kong.
Is Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) the Next SARS? | Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Tej Azad | May 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is important to note that the majority of secondary cases are healthcare workers exposed to patients sick with MERS.
Is Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) the Next SARS? | Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Tej Azad | May 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
And so we kairs, and so we kairs; The baulo in the rarde MERS; We mang him on the saulo, And rig to the tan the baulo.
The Romany Rye | George BorrowMémoire sur deux nouvelles espèces de Volutes des MERS de la Nouvelle Hollande.
Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution | Alpheus Spring PackardLikewise in the MERS land of Lincolnshire it did passing great hurt, bringing all the countrie into water.
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (9 of 12) | Raphael HolinshedTrport and MERS are the last two resorts on the Norman coast.
Rambles in Normandy | Francis MiltounThe house occupied by him at MERS (Maison Robert) was the last of the straggling village, and stood on a rising cliff.
Life and Letters of Robert Browning | Mrs. Sutherland Orr
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