Saturday, May 3, 2014

CDC: First US case of deadly virus MERS reported in Indiana

MERS has arrived in the U.S.  It is a deadly corona virus.  It is killing between 1/3 - 1/2 of people that contract it.  This disease originated in the middle east and is thought to be contracted by humans eating camel meat, and is highly contagious, as evidenced my health care workers that care for the infected contracting it readily.  This has the potential for a pandemic, as vaccines are just now being researched.  400 people in the middle east with the disease did not justify a vaccine, but the potential for pandemic in the U.S. does.  The actual manufacture of a vaccine is a long way off.



CDC: First US case of deadly virus MERS reported in Indiana

Saudi Arabia warns of MERS risk from camels as cases rise

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