During an interview with American Forces Press Service, Fisher said the current risk of service members contracting the virus is fairly low. “But in an age of travel around the world in 24 hours, there is always a danger,” she said. It takes some time for MERS symptoms to show up, so the colonel recommended that “if you develop flu-like symptoms inform doctors and nurses of your travel history.” They will test for the virus.
Posted on: Fri, 06 Jun 2014 00:23:21 +0000