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Middle East respiratory syndrome

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-017278

Viral respiratory illness that is new to humans. It was first reported in Saudi Arabia in 2012 and has since spread to several other countries, including the United States. Most people infected with MERS-CoV developed severe respiratory illness, including fever, cough, and shortness of breath. Many of them have died.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-017278
FieldEnvironment
SubjectBiological substances
ReferencesCDC at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/mers/index.html
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-017278",
  "term": "Middle East respiratory syndrome",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Middle East Respiratory Syndrome",
  "definition": "Viral respiratory illness that is new to humans. It was first reported in Saudi Arabia in 2012 and has since spread to several other countries, including the United States. Most people infected with MERS-CoV developed severe respiratory illness, including fever, cough, and shortness of breath. Many of them have died.",
  "subject": "Biological substances",
  "references": [
    "CDC at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/mers/index.html"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/middle-east-respiratory-syndrome/"
}

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