MERS

MERS was first noticed in 2012, 8 years later there are still outbreaks in mainly Saudi Arabia, there is still no vaccine, it has a high mortality rate around the 35% mark


"Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), also known as camel flu,[1] is a viral respiratory infection caused by the MERS-coronavirus (MERS-CoV)."

MERS is not in the same sub family as SARS or Covid 19 (SARS 2).

Human to human transmission is possible with prolonged close contact, but not by air droplets, which is why it didn't spread like cov 19

From 1 December 2019 through 31 January 2020, the National IHR Focal Point of Saudi Arabia reported 19 additional cases of MERS-CoV infection, including 8 associated deaths. The cases were reported from Aseer (7 cases), Riyadh (6 cases), Al-Qassim (2 cases), Eastern (2 cases), Madinah (1 case), and Aljouf (1 case) regions. In January 2020, a hospital outbreak was reported in Aseer region with a cluster of 6 cases. Three of the cases were health care workers, two were patients and one was a visitor. One of the cases of this cluster died on 4 February 2020.

From 2012 until 31 January 2020, the total number of laboratory-confirmed MERS-CoV infection cases reported globally to WHO is 2519 with 866 associated deaths. The global number reflects the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases reported to WHO under International Health Regulations (IHR 2005) to date. The total number of deaths includes the deaths that WHO is aware of to date through follow-up with affected member states.

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) – The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

 

Oh, and they haven't yet worked out how it jumped from bats to camels

Camels have MERS antibodies and the virus can jump from camels to humans

 

It's still gross how people will go and eat things like bats and camels

 

I've eaten camel before.

 

Not raw though. I'm talking about idiots that eat things that are uncooked.

 

The other day i saw a girl trying to eat a live octopus.
This is why people get sick.

 

When you say trying, like.. Was it fighting back? Who won?

 

It was on facebook. A chinese person eating an octopus when it was still alive.

 

I had a camel pie from the Birdsville bakery in the outback. It was gamey but very tasty.

 

Oh, come on, can I make the camel toe joke?

Is that offensive?, is it sexist? Wesbianphobic? I'm so confused

 

I dunno man I've just eaten camel

 

Was this the joke or were you just threatening one?

 

How many Cardassians does it take to change 5 light bulbs?

There ...are...4...lights!

 

You ain't got a hair on yer butt if you don't.

 

How much of the octopus was she able to eat?