MERS

mers Mers English Alternative forms respiratory syndrome en Mers Pronunciation en /mɝz/ GA en /mɜːz/ RP en ɜː(ɹ)z 1 Noun - en medicine en Middle East respiratory syndrome. en Denise Grady Chicago woman is second patient in U.S. with Wuhan coronavirus https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/24/health/chicago-coronavirus-cdc.html w:The New York Times New York, N.Y. w:The New York Times Company 2020-01-24 0362-4331 971436363 Coronaviruses are worrying because epidemics caused by other members of the viral family, SARS and MERS, have had high death rates: 10 percent for SARS, and about 35 percent for MERS. https://web.archive.org/web/20250820145306/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/24/health/chicago-coronavirus-cdc.html 20 August 2025 en Jen Christiensen Scientists have identified a new coronavirus in bats, but it’s not a public health threat w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/25/health/newly-named-coronavirus/index.html 2025-02-25 “Even the researchers themselves point out that this should not cause panic,” said Roess, a professor of global health and epidemiology at George Mason University’s College of Public Health who has worked with international colleagues to better understand the MERS coronavirus. https://web.archive.org/web/20250312132450/https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/25/health/newly-named-coronavirus/index.html 12 March 2025 en loosely Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus en 2015-06-04 w:The New York Times What You Need to Know About MERS Donald G. McNeil Jr. Because MERS is a virus, antibiotics are ineffective. en 2015-07-02 w:BBC News Mers: The new coronavirus explained Mers is a virus that is transmitted from animals to humans. en 2017 Social Psychology: How Other People Influence Our Thoughts and Actions Application: Epidemics and the Epidemic Fear They Bring Randal W. Summers Randal W. Summers 470 MERS is a coronavirus for which there is no cure. Usage notes Although the term MERS is occasionally used to refer to the virus rather than the syndrome, this is generally considered an error, and is usually the result of using the term loosely. Synonyms coronavirus en MERS-CoV Derived terms en MERS-CoV acronym See also en SARS, genetically similar en COVID-19, genetically similar Anagrams en emrs REMs SERM REMS MRSE MSER rems MSer Rems MREs S&Mer ERMs en Viral diseases