With First Confirmed Case, What Risk Does MERS Pose To U.S.?



Despite MERS finally making its way to the U.S., health officials say the disease doesn’t pose a serious threat.

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Sources:
World Health Organization http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2013/world_health_assembly_20130527/en/
Al Jazeera http://www.aljazeera.com/video/middleeast/2013/06/201363155748463284.html
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2014/p0502-US-MERS.html
CNN http://edition.cnn.com/2014/04/29/health/mers-camels/index.html?iid=article_sidebar
NBC http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/what-mers-five-things-know-about-mystery-virus-n95991
CBS http://www.cbsnews.com/news/first-us-mers-patient-expected-to-be-released-from-indiana-hospital/
Time http://time.com/87767/mers-shows-that-the-next-pandemic-is-only-a-plane-flight-away/

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www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/mers/photos.html


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