Vocabulary Term: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome

This term is part of our Unit 22: Coronavirus COVID-19 vocabulary list. Please note that pronunciations can vary slightly even in the same dialect.

Proper noun (thing)

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MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome)

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a viral respiratory illness first reported in Saudi Arabia in 2012

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"Since September 2012, there have been more than 850 MERS deaths recorded around the world."

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