Of Three known MERS-CoV infections worldwide , 53 have ended in death . 53 European patients are first in their country to contract the virus . Symptoms are cold-like but are severe and can lead to pneumonia and kidney failure . The MERS-CoV calls the virus `` a threat to the entire world ''
Of 53 known MERS-CoV infections worldwide , 30 have ended in death . Three Italian patients are first in their country to contract the virus . Symptoms are cold-like but are severe and can lead to pneumonia and kidney failure . The WHO calls the virus `` a threat to the entire world ''