Opinion: Why MERS virus is so scary – CNN.com

Wow a new deadly virus out of the middle east. Read on

“Similarities between the SARS and MERS viruses are more than genetic. Both cause acute respiratory distress syndrome, or ARDS, and trigger reactions in the human immune system that are so severe, organs throughout the body are devastated — collateral damage in an overly vigorous battle with the microbes. Both viruses spread between people through close contact, putting family caregivers and health care workers at risk for infection.”

Opinion: Why MERS virus is so scary – CNN.com.

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