An infectious disease with initial symptoms including fever and cough and progressing in a fairly high proportion of cases to pneumonia and respiratory failure. It is caused by a coronavirus.
he was officially diagnosed with MERS earlier this week
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- Sales of masks and hand sanitizers have grown since the outbreak of MERS.
- Blood tests show that his immune system has made antibodies to fight the MERS coronavirus - an indication that he has been infected.
- One patient who was receiving dialysis treatment spread MERS to seven others, including fellow dialysis patients at the same hospital.
- Australian hospitals have been urged to carry out travel history checks on patients to avoid an outbreak of the deadly MERS virus.
- The estimated fatality rate for MERS still is far higher than what's seen with seasonal flu or other routine infections.