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5/18/2014 12:31:38 AM
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3 people have MERS virus in the US
Well, dammit again.
[quote][b]There are now three confirmed cases of the MERS virus in the US.[/b] The US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced today that an unidentified Illinois man tested positive for the deadly respiratory virus yesterday, two weeks after the first confirmed case of MERS in the US.
According to the CDC, the man was in close contact with the Indiana patient who was the first in the US to officially contract the virus. Before the first patient knew that he had MERS, he held a 30- to 40-minute, face-to-face business meeting with the man from Illinois, according to NBC News. This marks the first known transmission of the virus on US soil — the other two patients are thought to have contracted the virus abroad.
The CDC and state officials have been working to contain the virus by tracking down anyone who was in contact with the confirmed cases. The third patient was confirmed through this process — a test on May 5th came up negative, and a follow-up exam yesterday was positive. While he's confirmed to have the virus, the CDC says that he "did not seek or require medical care" and "is reported to be feeling well."
MERS was first discovered in Saudi Arabia in 2012, and it has since claimed 173 lives. About a third of those who have contracted the virus have been killed by it, but it is not as contagious as some other viruses. Known cases mostly involve the elderly or young, and it seems to pass only through close, sustained contact.[/quote]
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1 RispondiZombies? Zombies.
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2 RisposteBan Saudi Arabians from plane- oooh....
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1 RispondiWhat's next? Bard flu?
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4 RisposteWe're all doomed!
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2 Risposteoh shit i should move to madagascar
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5 RisposteBleeeeeee stop virus
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1 Rispondiban the middle east
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Thanks Obama. None of this happened when Bush was in office. [spoiler]Hue[/spoiler]
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3 RisposteMERS originated in camels before transferring to humans. True story. [spoiler]Wonder how that happened?[/spoiler]
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4 RisposteSome Pandemic 2 shit going on here. Time to move to Greenland.
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2 Risposte3 people!!! Gasp! [spoiler]meanwhile aids[/spoiler]
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3 RisposteIt won't be long until Operation Dark Winter comes into play.
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Modificato da DELIVER ME MEMES: 5/20/2014 12:32:21 AMwell f uck mayne...it's like a fatal flu. it may be less infectious but more deadly.
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*Boards plane to Greenland*
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Obama's fault all he has to do is nuke Illinois.
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2 RisposteGreat.. Zombies in hazmat suits..
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10 RisposteMadagascar has probably gone dark.
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8 Risposte[quote]oh shit i should move to madagascar[/quote]
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7 RisposteMeanwhile on our little island with free healthcare...
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That's quite a few.
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3 Risposte[quote]oh shit i should move to madagascar[/quote]
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Down with the sickness
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3 RisposteSomebody should call House.
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1 RispondiHow do you know if someone has the virus?
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2 RisposteEhh what can you do? Whatever happens happens I guess.
