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Avalux

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4. It's not just MERS - lots of stuff not getting tracked.

Reply to FourScore (Original post)

Mon Oct 14, 2013, 11:57 AM

Oct 2013

But on the topic of MERS; it does not appear to be easily transmitted from one person to another. The lung cells the virus targets require a large amount of virus to become infected, which doesn't happen via airborne transmission (droplets).

MERS is a coronavirus like SARS, with a higher mortality rate.

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MERS Outbreak: Virus has 48% Mortality Rate as GOP fanatics have 2/3 of CDC & 3/4 of NIH shut down [View all] FourScore Oct 2013 OP

Why should the teabaggers do this when they can kill Turbineguy Oct 2013 #1

if it's this bad should people coming back be quarrantined? leftyohiolib Oct 2013 #2

Might not even help. They don't know how it's spread. kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #3

they should know the incubation period - you keep them till that's past leftyohiolib Oct 2013 #5

It's not just MERS - lots of stuff not getting tracked. Avalux Oct 2013 #4