MERS: Low transmissibility, dangerous illness

(University of Bonn) The MERS coronavirus has caused disease outbreaks across the Arabian Peninsula and spread to Europe several times. The severe pneumonia virus has claimed the lives of several hundred people since its discovery in 2012. An international team of researchers led by virologists from the University of Bonn have now come to the conclusion, through direct observation, that the rate of human transmission is low. Still, a third of infected persons with symptoms die.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news