apr 16, 2012 - MERS
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The first case of MERS was in Jordan in April of 2012 and the first report was in Saudi Arabia. MERS is the acronym for Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome that is caused by coronavirus.
There is no way of knowing its exact transmit, but it is spread through coughing and being in close contact with an infected person.
This disease has been found in camels and there are no vaccine at the moment.
Symptoms include: shortness of breath, fever, coughing, nausea, diarrhea, body aches, and more.
MERS has a 35% fatality, worse than SARS.
MERS is still happening today.
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THE DISEASES OF TODAY AND YESTERDAY
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