MERS Virus Targets Lungs

The lungs are the main target of the coronavirus that causes Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), according to the results of the first autopsy performed on a victim of the disease. Since it was first reported in September 2012, there have been 1,638 cases of infection by the MERS coronavirus in 26 countries, including 587 deaths, the World Health Organization said. http://www.medpagetoday.com/InfectiousDisease/GeneralInfectiousDisease/56065?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2016-02-08&eun=g721819d0r