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As Number Of Coronavirus Cases Grow, WHO Issues Some Preventive Measures
Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses which may cause illness in animals or humans. In humans, several coronaviruses are known to cause respiratory infections ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). The most recently discovered coronavir...
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How One Man Spread A killer Virus In Hospital
A single patient infected 82 people with the deadly MERS virus in an overcrowded South Korean emergency room in 2015, according to a scientific investigation released on Saturday.
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Antibody Therapy Found Promising Against MERS Virus: Study
A new treatment for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) has been found to protect mice from infection, according to a study.
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Saudi MERS Infections Soar Ahead of Hajj Pilgrimage
MERS coronavirus infections have soared in Saudi Arabia ahead of the hajj pilgrimage, forcing the closure of a major hospital's emergency ward in Riyadh and killing three people, officials and the press said.
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Surge in New MERS Cases Recorded in Saudi Capital Riyadh
Saudi Arabia's Health Ministry has confirmed 58 new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in the country since the start of August, data on its website shows, the highest rise in recorded infections since February.
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MERS-CoV Infection: Action Plan Drawn Up for Haj Pilgrims
Health Ministry has drawn up an action plan for minimising MERS-CoV infection to Haj pilgrims who are likely to take the pilgrimage from August with Saudi Arabia still looming under the threat of the disease which has reported 455 deaths from 26 countries till June 18.
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South Korea Reports 4 New MERS Cases
South Korea reported four new cases of MERS on Wednesday, its third consecutive day without any fatalities, as the total number of infections rose to 179.
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Top Thai Hospital Treats First MERS Case, South Korea Outbreak Levels Off
One of Thailand's leading hospitals, known for treating medical tourists, said on Friday it had received the country's first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), as authorities said it had taken nearly four days to confirm the illness.
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South Korea Says MERS Outbreak Shows Signs of Subsiding
South Korea said today that the MERS outbreak that has killed 24 people appears to have begun subsiding, as it reported one new case -- the lowest rate of new infections in two weeks.
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Rate of MERS Infections in South Korea Slows With 1 New Case
South Korea confirmed on Friday one new case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), taking the total to 166 since the outbreak began in May, but the daily rate of new cases has slowed.
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As Number Of Coronavirus Cases Grow, WHO Issues Some Preventive Measures
Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses which may cause illness in animals or humans. In humans, several coronaviruses are known to cause respiratory infections ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). The most recently discovered coronavir...
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How One Man Spread A killer Virus In Hospital
A single patient infected 82 people with the deadly MERS virus in an overcrowded South Korean emergency room in 2015, according to a scientific investigation released on Saturday.
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Antibody Therapy Found Promising Against MERS Virus: Study
A new treatment for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) has been found to protect mice from infection, according to a study.
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Saudi MERS Infections Soar Ahead of Hajj Pilgrimage
MERS coronavirus infections have soared in Saudi Arabia ahead of the hajj pilgrimage, forcing the closure of a major hospital's emergency ward in Riyadh and killing three people, officials and the press said.
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Surge in New MERS Cases Recorded in Saudi Capital Riyadh
Saudi Arabia's Health Ministry has confirmed 58 new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in the country since the start of August, data on its website shows, the highest rise in recorded infections since February.
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MERS-CoV Infection: Action Plan Drawn Up for Haj Pilgrims
Health Ministry has drawn up an action plan for minimising MERS-CoV infection to Haj pilgrims who are likely to take the pilgrimage from August with Saudi Arabia still looming under the threat of the disease which has reported 455 deaths from 26 countries till June 18.
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South Korea Reports 4 New MERS Cases
South Korea reported four new cases of MERS on Wednesday, its third consecutive day without any fatalities, as the total number of infections rose to 179.
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Top Thai Hospital Treats First MERS Case, South Korea Outbreak Levels Off
One of Thailand's leading hospitals, known for treating medical tourists, said on Friday it had received the country's first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), as authorities said it had taken nearly four days to confirm the illness.
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South Korea Says MERS Outbreak Shows Signs of Subsiding
South Korea said today that the MERS outbreak that has killed 24 people appears to have begun subsiding, as it reported one new case -- the lowest rate of new infections in two weeks.
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Rate of MERS Infections in South Korea Slows With 1 New Case
South Korea confirmed on Friday one new case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), taking the total to 166 since the outbreak began in May, but the daily rate of new cases has slowed.
