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[ murz ] SHOW IPA
/ mɜrz / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun Pathology . Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
Origin of MERS First recorded in 2010–15
Words nearby MERS merrymaking, merry men, Merry Mount, merrythought, merry widow, MERS , merse, Merseburg, Mersenne, Mersenne number, Mersey
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Example sentences from the Web for MERS While not considered remotely as “scary” as Ebola, MERS , or HIV, it is still a sexually transmitted infection.
The Silent Shame of HPV | Emily Shire| August 29, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The animal reservoir for SARS is bats, whereas the reservoir for MERS is primarily camels.
Is Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) the Next SARS? | Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Tej Azad| May 3, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The first U.S. case of MERS landed in Indiana—smack-dab in the heartland.
Is Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) the Next SARS? | Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Tej Azad| May 3, 2014| DAILY BEAST
MERS conjures frightening memories of the 2003 SARS outbreak that originated in Hong Kong.
Is Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) the Next SARS? | Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Tej Azad| May 3, 2014| DAILY BEAST
It is important to note that the majority of secondary cases are healthcare workers exposed to patients sick with MERS .
Is Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) the Next SARS? | Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Tej Azad| May 3, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The love affair of Emilita, like that of many others, had begun and gone on in the house of the Mers .
The Grandee | Armando Palacio Valds
Likewise in the Mers land of Lincolnshire it did passing great hurt, bringing all the countrie into water.
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (9 of 12) | Raphael Holinshed
Mers , on the opposite bank of the Bresle, is usually linked with Trport, and is of itself a seaside resort of no mean pretensions.
Rambles in Normandy | Francis Miltoun
In the first of these years the three friends occupied a house facing the sea at the village of Mers near Tréport.
Robert Browning | Edward Dowden
Trport and Mers are the last two resorts on the Norman coast.
Rambles in Normandy | Francis Miltoun
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