MERS

[ murz ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.

Word History and Origins

Origin of MERS¹

First recorded in 2010–15

Example Sentences

While not considered remotely as “scary” as Ebola, MERS, or HIV, it is still a sexually transmitted infection.

From The Daily Beast

The animal reservoir for SARS is bats, whereas the reservoir for MERS is primarily camels.

From The Daily Beast

The first U.S. case of MERS landed in Indiana—smack-dab in the heartland.

From The Daily Beast

MERS conjures frightening memories of the 2003 SARS outbreak that originated in Hong Kong.

From The Daily Beast

It is important to note that the majority of secondary cases are healthcare workers exposed to patients sick with MERS.

From The Daily Beast

And so we kairs, and so we kairs; The baulo in the rarde mers; We mang him on the saulo, And rig to the tan the baulo.

From Project Gutenberg

Mémoire sur deux nouvelles espèces de Volutes des mers de la Nouvelle Hollande.

From Project Gutenberg

Likewise in the Mers land of Lincolnshire it did passing great hurt, bringing all the countrie into water.

From Project Gutenberg

Trport and Mers are the last two resorts on the Norman coast.

From Project Gutenberg

The house occupied by him at Mers (Maison Robert) was the last of the straggling village, and stood on a rising cliff.

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