MERS coronavirus proteins. Cutaway computer model showing the protein structure of a MERS coronavirus particle (virion). MERS (Middle East respiratory syndrome) is a viral respiratory illness caused by the MERS-associated coronavirus (MERS-CoV); a single stranded RNA (ribonucleic acid,blue coil) virus. Each MERS-CoV virion is made up of four major structural proteins: nucleocapsid,spike trimer (red),membrane (yellow) and envelope (purple),plus HE haemagglutinin-esterase dimer (orange). This new virus,which first emerged in 2012,is being tracked by the World Health Organisation (WHO),with 53 confirmed cases and 30 deaths as of early June 2013 | |
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