MIDDLE EASTERN RESPIRATORY SYNDROME (MERS)

Course overview

MERS-CoV is the acronym for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, the virus that causes MERS. When referring to the virus and not the illness, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) uses this acronym. When referring to the illness, the CDC uses MERS. The virus was first reported in 2012 in Saudi Arabia. It is different from any other coronaviruses that have previously been found in individuals.