Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS, is a respiratory disease caused by a coronavirus. It’s can be passed from camels to humans, and it can also be passed between people.Most cases of MERS ...

The Middle East respiratory syndrome is caused by a coronavirus that was first identified in Saudi Arabia in 2012. Periodic outbreaks continue to occur in the Middle East and elsewhere. This report ...

The 2022 FIFA World Cup kicked off in Qatar on Nov. 20, 2022. Over 2.45 million spectators attended the first 48 matches of the tournament, according to FIFA. Since the start of the tournament ...

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is an emerging virus, with the first case reported in 2012. It exhibits a 40% fatality rate and over 97% of the cases have occurred in the ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Indiana State Department of Heath announced the nation’s first case of Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome on May 2. Public health ...

The ongoing outbreak in the Republic of Korea (South Korea) is an important reminder that the Middle East respiratory virus (MERS-CoV) requires constant vigilance and could spread to other ...

"These viruses are so closely related to MERS, so we have to be concerned if they ever infect humans," said virologist ...

The acronym is short for Middle East respiratory syndrome. The disease is caused by a cousin of SARS, the coronavirus that killed roughly 900 people and crippled hospital systems in China, ...

In a scientific paper published Tuesday, scientists suggested that Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) may be airborne. The disease has already claimed at least 288 lives since its appearance ...

The MERS virus — short for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome — first surfaced in Saudi Arabia in 2012. Symptoms: They can include fever, cough and breathing problems, which can lead to ...