MERS coronavirus infection, coloured scanning electron micrograph (TEM). This virus (originally novel coronavirus 2012) has been named Middle East res

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MERS coronavirus infection, coloured scanning electron micrograph (TEM). This virus (originally novel coronavirus 2012) has been named Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) coronavirus. Here, it is infecting Vero E6 cells in culture. MERS is thought to be similar to the viruses that cause SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome). A SARS-like virus killed hundreds in 2002 and 2003. This new virus, which first emerged in 2012, is being tracked by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Most people infected with MERS develop severe acute respiratory illness with symptoms of fever, cough, and shortness of breath.

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