Jay Posted May 2, 2014 Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/02/health/indiana-mers/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 And the person that is infected happens to be at a hospital in my area, only about 20 minutes from me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clare70 Posted May 2, 2014 Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 Oh crap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydiamond Posted May 3, 2014 Report Share Posted May 3, 2014 We have 2 mers virus patients here too D: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elyse Posted May 3, 2014 Report Share Posted May 3, 2014 I heard about this on the news...scary. Stay safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carly Posted May 3, 2014 Report Share Posted May 3, 2014 Stay safe Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma Posted May 3, 2014 Report Share Posted May 3, 2014 Oh god, I hadn't even heard of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted May 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2014 It's pretty nasty and very fatal. He is a doctor that was in Saudi Arabia doing some medical work and must have contracted it there. It starts out with coughing and flu like symptoms and can cause liver failure. Luckily there is little chance that someone else on the plane caught it but they are tracking down everyone on the plane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma Posted May 3, 2014 Report Share Posted May 3, 2014 Oh god, that sounds really bad! Thank god it's not too contageous although it must be to some extent or how else would the medic of caught it in the first place? I'm guessing the virus isn't airbourne but spread through direct contact? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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