Noun
Middle East respiratory syndrome (uncountable)
A viral respiratory infection caused by a betacoronavirus derived from bats.
A slide showing Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus particle envelope proteins. Source: Internet
Corona virus belongs to a large family of viruses that cause illnesses ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). Source: Internet
For example, by using such names as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and the Zika virus — which was named after a forest in Uganda. Source: Internet
She was also behind similar pictures of the deadly Ebola virus that caused viral haemorrhagic fever in humans and non-human primates and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), a viral respiratory illness also known as camel flu. Source: Internet
In other words, despite similar transmissibility, mortality rate in coronavirus seems to be less fatal (currently 2.2%) relative to SARS (11%) and particularly to Middle East Respiratory Syndrome MERS (35%). Source: Internet
Last weekend, laboratory tests in China ruled out SARS; the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS; the flu; bird flu; adenoviruses; and other common pathogens that cause pneumonia. Source: Internet