MERS
noun/mɜːz/
/mərz/
[uncountable]- an illness that is easily spread from person to person, which affects the lungs and can sometimes cause death (the abbreviation for ‘Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome’)
- Although of great concern, the MERS virus has not spread globally.
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