Third
Case of
MERS Confirmed in the U.S.
The
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Confirmed on Saturday that a
Third Case of the
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) virus was found in the United States
An Illi**is man who had close contact with the
first confirmed case of MERS in the U.S., an Indiana
MERS patient, **w tests positive for the virus,
according a CDC release. The
Third Case comes just one week after a
second case was confirmed in Florida. The
first case was confirmed two weeks ago.
See also:
2 in Florida Show Symptoms of Deadly Middle Eastern Virus
The Illi**is man's illness is the first
Case of
MERS being transmitted from person to person in the U.S.,
according to NBC News.
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