Published on May 13, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM Health officials have confirmed a second U.S. case of a mysterious virus that has sickened hundreds in the Middle East. A resident of Saudi Arabia, visiting Florida, is now in a hos
Published on Jun 21, 2013 The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS, is a virus that has already killed more than three dozen people, and threatens to become a global concern. The need for a vaccine against the virus is becoming incr
Published on May 3, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM The CDC says a deadly disease called Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS, has turned up in Indiana. Until now, the virus has been seen only in the Middle East and Europe and ab
Published on May 12, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM A second case of the respiratory illness MERS has been confirmed in Florida. CNN's Elizabeth Cohen has more.
Published on May 14, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM A MERS patient in Orlando appears to have infected at least two other people. The CDC is trying to track down hundreds of passengers and crew members who may have shared a flight wi
PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM Published on Jun 8, 2015 South Korea has confirmed 23 more cases of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome virus, or MERS, bringing the total number to 87. Among them, 6 have died from the illness. Authorities s
PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM Published on Jun 17, 2015 A 54-year-old woman has become the 20th person who died of the MERS virus in S. Korea. The country's health authority has said she died on Wednesday morning after being diagnosed on J