Viral Infections Update

Viral Infections Update

Viral Infections Update

MedlinePlus sent this bulletin at 10/02/2012 01:10 PM EDT

New on the MedlinePlus Viral Infections page:

New Virus Not Spreading Easily Between People

09/27/2012 08:00 PM EDT

A new and potentially fatal virus from the same family as SARS which was discovered in a patient in London last week appears not to spread easily from person to person, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
Source: Reuters Health

World Health Organisation Says Has Found New SARS-Like Virus

09/22/2012 08:00 PM EDT

A new virus belonging to the same family as the SARS virus that killed 800 people in 2002 has been identified in Britain in a man who had recently been in Saudi Arabia, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Sunday.
Source: Reuters Health