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 ...

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 ...

When you study something that is, in the strictest sense, invisible, answers to seemingly straightforward questions quickly become elusive. Like: What makes one virus replicate more efficiently than ...

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 ...

When Ebola erupted across West Africa in the spring and summer of 2014, public health officials desperate to halt its deadly spread faced a grim reality. Licensed medical tools to cure the sick and ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. More than 2,800 people remain under quarantine in South Korea as an outbreak of the ...

It’s been three years since a deadly new virus emerged in Saudi Arabia, and the world doesn’t have single drug dedicated to treating it. Middle East respiratory syndrome, or MERS, has sickened at ...

The world is frantically working to contain the coronavirus, which is starting to spread to more people both inside and outside of China, where it originated. The new virus is from the coronavirus ...

I spend a good part of my week speaking with executives and public officials about high-stakes leadership. The crises range from natural disasters to radicalized employees, and beyond. If you are an ...

‘Patient zero’ was traveling to a wedding in Hong Kong. He didn’t feel well, but was sure he could shake the cold, even as he checked into a hotel in the crowded Kowloon district. This one man, ...

South Korea reported eight new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and a seventh death on Tuesday. So, how worried should we be, not just about the country's already troubled economy but ...