MERS, new disease to worry about.

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MERS, new disease to worry about.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-29147727

Spreads rapidly and with significant mortality.
Believed to originate from camels, but can spread from person to person in areas without these animals.

If significant numbers in oil producing numbers are infected, then at the very least oil supplies could be affected.
World wide spread could be very serious, and would perhaps initially go unnoticed whilst everyone is looking for Ebola.

At present the disease seems to be more prevalent in relatively rich oil producing nations with good health care. A spread to less developed countries would be worrying.
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adam2 wrote:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-29147727

Spreads rapidly and with significant mortality.
Believed to originate from camels, but can spread from person to person in areas without these animals.
Yet another virus to worry about - it's enough to give you the hump. :wink:
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Medical advice - don't kiss your camel. This is straight up advice. Too may camel owners can't resist a slobbery snog.
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I doubt you see much cameltoe in Saudi Arabia
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Yet another virus. The Dromedary Clock is ticking.......
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fuzzy wrote:I doubt you see much cameltoe in Saudi Arabia
'Course you don't. They keep quiet about it...
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"Installers and owners of emergency diesels must assume that they will have to run for a week or more"
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Two patients in Manchester test negative for MERS virus:
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/ ... ve-9741801

False alarm......
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