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A virus that many people had been calling a SARS-like virus because of the severe respiratory condition it has triggered in quite a few people has an : Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, or MERS-CoV. The World Health Organization has now , despite the group's preference not to put a place in the name of a virus.
But WHO is worried about MERS-CoV, even more than the H7N9 bird flu. "Looking at the overall global situation, my greatest concern right now is the novel coronavirus," said , director-general at WHO, in . "We understand too little about this virus when viewed against the magnitude of its potential threat. Any new disease that is emerging faster than our understanding is never under control. These are alarm bells and we must respond. The novel coronavirus is not a problem that any single affected country can keep to itself or manage all by itself. The novel coronavirus is a threat to the entire world."
Read here the entire news: Middle East Coronavirus Called 'Threat To The Entire World' : Shots - Health News : NPR
But WHO is worried about MERS-CoV, even more than the H7N9 bird flu. "Looking at the overall global situation, my greatest concern right now is the novel coronavirus," said , director-general at WHO, in . "We understand too little about this virus when viewed against the magnitude of its potential threat. Any new disease that is emerging faster than our understanding is never under control. These are alarm bells and we must respond. The novel coronavirus is not a problem that any single affected country can keep to itself or manage all by itself. The novel coronavirus is a threat to the entire world."
Read here the entire news: Middle East Coronavirus Called 'Threat To The Entire World' : Shots - Health News : NPR
