Two people in the United States have fallen ill with Middle East respiratory syndrome, a new and sometimes fatal sickness that doctors believe might come from camels. The charts above, by Ian Mackay of the Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre at the University of Queensland, show why the disease has authorities concerned. Note the change in scale on the left axis of the chart for 2014.
Both of the cases in the United States are Saudi Arabian medical personnel who had traveled to the United States to visit family before falling sick. Fortunately, the first patient has entirely recovered, and hospital officials say the risk that the second patient will transmit the disease to others is small — although they are not taking any chances.
The change in scale on these charts of the new Middle East disease is very disturbing
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