The largest outbreak of the MERS coronavirus outside the Middle East is no different from previous outbreaks in the way that it spreads
By and | |The coronavirus that causes MERS has not evolved to spread easily between humans.
The world is watching as the largest outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outside the Middle East continues in South Korea. According to the most recent , 30 people have been infected, two of whom have died. Hundreds of schools have been closed. The causal coronavirus, MERS-CoV, is one of many viruses that are considered potential pandemic threats. But experts do not consider this outbreak, in which all cases are hospital-associated, to have pandemic potential or even expect it to spread further within South Korea. Here are some of the reasons why.
MERS mainly spreads in hospitals
South Korea is doing a great job
MERS is not SARS
This outbreak is not that big
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