Doctors Say Man Who Contracted MERS In America “Not Contagious”

Luke 21:11 There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven.

Doctors say tests on an Illinois man who contracted the deadly MERS virus from an Indiana man who was the United States’ first victim of the virus is not able to spread the disease to others.

“The second round of test results from oral and nasal swabs show the Illinois resident is not infectious,” Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck of the Illinois Department of Public Health.  “What this means is, although the resident was infected at one time, if he sneezes or coughs, the virus is not in his nose or mouth and therefore cannot be spread to others.”

Health officials say the Illinois man likely contracted the virus from the Indiana patient during a 40-minute business meeting where the two shared nothing more than a single handshake.  It is the first person-to-person transmission of the virus confirmed in the United States.

Dr. Hasbrouck said the virus is still so new that it’s not known all the ways the virus can be transmitted.  He said that many other people also had contact with the Indiana patient and all of them have tested negative for MERS.

One thought on “Doctors Say Man Who Contracted MERS In America “Not Contagious”

  1. If the virus is so new they don’t know all the ways it is transmitted, how can they say that he’s not infectious?? Lunacy!

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