Saudi Arabia Confirms 20 New Cases of Deadly MERS Virus

Time.com ^ | 4/20/14 | Nolan Feeney

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Around 49 people have been infected in the past six days by the incurable Middle East Respiratory Syndrome virus, which has claimed 76 lives in Saudi Arabia. The country's Health Minister said he did not know the cause of the sudden rise in cases

Saudi Arabia’s Health Ministry this weekend confirmed 20 new cases of the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS. All told, the MERS virus has infected 244 people in Saudi Arabia, with 49 confirmed cases in the past six days alone.

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"And I looked, and behold, a pale horse! And its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed him. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by wild beasts of the earth." Revelation 6:8

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Preppers’ PING!!

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Bring Out Your Dead

Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.

The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.

So far the false positive rate is 100%.

At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.

*sigh* Such is life, and death...

[Bobalu]

I opened the window, and in flew enza.

A child’s ditty from about 1915.

[varmintman]

I’d guess that MERS would be the least of the problems for a country where half the people are walking around with hooves, tails, horns and lop ears from marrying their own cousins and brothers and sisters....

[Paulie]

I’m sure Bill and Melinda are all giddy with the news. Reducing the surplus population and all that...

[PghBaldy]

MERS in Saudi Arabia, Ebola in Africa, some unknown flu-like illness in Colorado prisons... Glad I’m not the worrying kind. /sarc

[jonrick46]

The main carrier of MERS-CoV virus is in camel meat that was infected by bats. Saudi Arabia is a big consumer of camel meat.

[Smokin' Joe]

Ping...

[Smokin' Joe]

IIRC, MERS and SARS were similar viruses. If so, has someone been messing with missing virus bits?

[TruthInThoughtWordAndDeed]

This is just the beginning.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Great. You put me on your Ping List and all h#ll breaks loose overnight, LOL!

[exDemMom]

MERS and SARS are both coronaviruses.

Some common colds are also caused by coronaviruses.

Cats get a form of coronavirus that usually causes mild illness, but can mutate and become the deadly FIP virus.

Coronaviruses are common in many mammalian species.

MERS seems to have originated in camels, but we still know very little about it.

[exDemMom]

Oh, and I forgot to say in the previous post, thank you for the ping.

[Smokin' Joe]

You’re Welcome!

[Bigg Red]

...virus is in camel meat that was infected by bats....

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[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

I remember my parents and mother-in-law singing that little ditty.

I also remember another joke by elderly widow women. She tells her neighbor “I had me a bed feller last night!”
Neighbor: “Who was it?”

Woman: Arthur Itis.

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In life, as in comedy, timing is everything!

[jacquej]

am I on your ping list? if not, am eager to get on.

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