MERS

[ murz ]

/ mɜrz /

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noun Pathology.

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.

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Origin of MERS

First recorded in 2010–15

Words nearby MERS

merrymaking, merry men, Merry Mount, merrythought, merry widow, MERS, merse, Merseburg, Mersenne, Mersenne number, Mersey

How to use MERS in a sentence

While not considered remotely as “scary” as Ebola, MERS, or HIV, it is still a sexually transmitted infection.
The Silent Shame of HPV|Emily Shire|August 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The animal reservoir for SARS is bats, whereas the reservoir for MERS is primarily camels.
Is Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) the Next SARS?|Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Tej Azad|May 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The first U.S. case of MERS landed in Indiana—smack-dab in the heartland.
Is Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) the Next SARS?|Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Tej Azad|May 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
MERS conjures frightening memories of the 2003 SARS outbreak that originated in Hong Kong.
Is Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) the Next SARS?|Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Tej Azad|May 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST

It is important to note that the majority of secondary cases are healthcare workers exposed to patients sick with MERS.
Is Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) the Next SARS?|Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Tej Azad|May 3, 2014|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.
The Romany Rye|George Borrow
Mémoire sur deux nouvelles espèces de Volutes des mers de la Nouvelle Hollande.
Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution|Alpheus Spring Packard
Likewise in the Mers land of Lincolnshire it did passing great hurt, bringing all the countrie into water.
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (9 of 12)|Raphael Holinshed
Trport and Mers are the last two resorts on the Norman coast.
Rambles in Normandy|Francis Miltoun
The house occupied by him at Mers (Maison Robert) was the last of the straggling village, and stood on a rising cliff.
Life and Letters of Robert Browning|Mrs. Sutherland Orr