MERS
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- noun
- /mɜrz/
- Specialized
:
síndrome respiratorio de Oriente Medio
- The World Health Organization reported that MERS is transmitted from camels to humans.
- MERS-CoV
- neutralizing antibodies against MERS
- replication of MERS
Also, there's ongoing transmission of MERS coronavirus.
- Also, there's ongoing transmission of MERS coronavirus.
- So we have different strains of, of SARS and actually other related coronaviruses, MERS, the bat coronavirus.
- We had gone through MERS, SARS, Ebola, dengue.
- And so, you know, we ignored the warning shots of SARS and MERS and Zika and a whole bunch of other things.
- So the for we've had SARS, we've had MERS, we've had swine and avian flu, whichever one of those was SARS, right?
Examples
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And, and this virus here is a cousin to MERS and SARS, right?
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Moreover, food products derived from these animals (e.g., meat and milk) should be tested for their potential to transmit MERS-CoV.
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You might recognize them, MERS and SARS.
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Also, there's ongoing transmission of MERS coronavirus.
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Both SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV are zoonotic.
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Only cell lines originating from goats and camels showed efficient replication of MERS-CoV.
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Our preliminary findings suggest that ungulates, such as goats and camels, are a possible intermediate host of MERS-CoV; thus, exposure to urine and feces from these animals might constitute a source of human infection.
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Since its discovery in 2012, MERS has caused significant outbreaks in the Middle East.
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Healthcare workers are at a higher risk of contracting MERS due to their close contact with infected patients.
Synonyms
A viral illness that causes fever, cough, and breathing problems and often spreads from camels to people
A lung disease caused by a virus that people can catch from camels
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word MERS is a short name made from the first letters of Middle, East, Respiratory, and Syndrome, so its name comes from the place and the type of illness. This tells you it is a 'breathing' or 'lung' illness first found in the Middle East and often linked to camels, which is why doctors use this name today.