New virus similar to SARS emerges in Saudi Arabia with a 65% - TopicsExpress



          

New virus similar to SARS emerges in Saudi Arabia with a 65% fatality rate. Saudi govt now urging people to skip the pilgrimage to Mecca. World health officials consider the MERS virus a potential global threat. cbsnews/8301-204_162-57593733/deadly-mers-virus-spurs-saudi-arabia-to-warn-some-against-hajj-pilgrimage/ The 65% fatality rate is high for a virus - the SARS virus had an 8 percent fatality rate - but low compared to the 100 percent fatality rate for Islamic suicide bombers.
Posted on: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 13:01:02 +0000

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