Since this virus has presently killed 1/3 of the people it has infected, this might presently be getting sort of serious for Earth's humans at this point. Imagine something that could potentially eliminate 1/3 of humans presently on earth which might be as many as 2. 3 billion humans or more today. Because presently there is no cure or treatment for this sort of like there was no treatment or cure for AIDS in the 1980s so millions died then around the world. In fact, right now today 1.5 to 1.7 million people are dying of AIDS yearly still in the world.
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CDC: MERS Virus Spread to Third Person in US
| Boston.com | - |
NEW
YORK (AP) - Health officials reported Saturday what appears to be the
first time that a mysterious Middle East virus has spread from one
person to another in the United States.
CDC: MERS Virus Spread to Third Person in US
NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials reported Saturday
what appears to be the first time that a mysterious Middle East virus
has spread from one person to another in the United States.
The Illinois man probably picked up an infection
from an Indiana man who earlier this month became the first U.S. case of
Middle East respiratory syndrome, or MERS. The Illinois man, however,
never needed medical treatment and is reported to be feeling well,
officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
The two men met twice before the Indiana man fell
ill and was hospitalized in Munster, Indiana, shortly after traveling
from Saudi Arabia, where he lived and was employed as a health care
worker. Health officials say they think the virus spread during a
40-minute business meeting that involved no more contact than a
handshake.
‘‘We don’t think this changes the risk to the general public,’’ which remains low, said Dr. David Swerdlow of the CDC.
The new report also is not considered evidence that
the virus is spreading more easily among people than previously
thought, he said. The virus is not considered to be highly contagious,
and health officials believe it only spreads from person to person with
close contact. Many of those who have gotten sick in the Middle East
have been family members or health care workers caring for a MERS
patient.
The CDC said tests completed Friday provided
evidence that the Illinois man had an infection at some point. Since the
first man’s diagnosis, health officials have been monitoring and
testing anyone who was in close contact with him, including health care
workers and household members, but none of the rest of them has tested
positive for the virus.
A second U.S. illness was confirmed last week in a 44-year-old man from Saudi Arabia who was visiting Florida.
Saudi Arabia has been at the center of an outbreak
of MERS that began two years ago. The MERS virus has been found in
camels, but officials don’t know how it is spreading to humans. Overall,
about 600 people have had the respiratory illness, and about 175 people
have died. All had ties to the Middle East region or to people who
traveled there. There is no vaccine or cure and there’s no specific
treatment except to relieve symptoms, which include fever, cough and
shortness of breath. Not all those exposed to the virus become ill.
MERS belongs to the coronavirus family that
includes the common cold and SARS, or severe acute respiratory syndrome,
which caused some 800 deaths globally in 2003.
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Online:
http://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/mers/index.html
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