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Viral Infections in Humans
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Which of the following diseases is characterised by flu-like symptoms and renal failure?
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Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV)
💡 Explanation:
Doctors describe MERS-CoV as a flu-like illness with signs and symptoms of pneumonia. Sufferers of MERS generally develop severe acute respiratory illness with symptoms like cough, fever, difficulty in breathing, chest pain, body ache, sore throat, malaise, headache, diarrhoea, runny nose, pneumonia and kidney failure.