LONDON (AP) -- A mysterious new respiratory virus that originated in the Middle East spreads easily between people and appears more deadly than SARS, doctors reported Wednesday after investigating the ...

Scientists have provided the first comprehensive analysis of human immune responses in survivors of Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). The results describe T cell responses that are specific ...

WASHINGTON (DoD News, Defense Media Activity, Feb. 18, 2016) -- Army scientists at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research started vaccinations yesterday in the first clinical trial to test the ...

The illness commonly called MERS in casual conversation is caused by a Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus. MERS affects the respiratory system (lungs and breathing tubes) and can affect ...

FILE - This file photo provided by the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases shows a colorized transmission of the MERS coronavirus that emerged in 2012. Health officials on Friday, ...

The patient started feeling ill as he sat on a packed flight from Jeddah to London. Things didn’t get any better after he boarded another flight to Boston, or a third flight to Atlanta, or even as he ...

Health authorities in the UK and other countries are warning World Cup fans to be aware of the symptom of MERS. MERS is a viral disease that can cause respiratory issues. The disease is endemic to ...

Just as peak summer season was gearing up, Koreatown travel agent Chris Chang began receiving dozens of calls from travelers concerned about an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome in South ...

David Quammen writes about how diseases jump from animals to people. He explains recent outbreaks of Middle East Respiratory Disease, or MERS, including three cases discovered in the U.S. this month.

MERS-CoV, short for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus, first surfaced in Saudi Arabia in spring 2012. As of June 8, more than 1,000 cases of MERS have been confirmed in 25 countries, ...