`` Once it gets you , it 's a very serious infection , '' Schaffner said . 2009 : A sixth person has died from a new SARS - like virus . Most of those affected by the virus have been in the Middle East . Person - to - person transmission of the virus appears difficult , experts say .
2009 : A sixth person has died from a new SARS - like virus . Most of those affected by the virus have been in the Middle East . Person - to - person transmission of the virus appears difficult , experts say .