There has been a lot of news recently regarding the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), a viral respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus (MERS‐CoV), but few know the facts about the MERS virus.
Take a look at the video below with Teresa R. Zembower, MD, medical director for healthcare epidemiology at Northwestern Medicine®, as she addresses each of these concerns.
- What is the MERS virus?
- What are its symptoms?
- How is it spread from one person to another?
- How is MERS treated?
- How serious is the threat of infection from MERS?
For further information, please visit the CDC website
. Illinois residents with additional questions or concerns can also call the MERS-CoV Hotline at the Illinois Poison Control Center at 1-844-565-0256.