MERS-CoV was the pathogen responsible for severe respiratory disease outbreaks in 2012 in the Middle East
From what I have read, the MERS-CoV is different from SARS-CoV and the new 2019 Virus. Here we see an example of this virus spreading. I am a little curious on how this virus spreads, and how similar it is to the 2019 strand. I am wondering if a virus such as this is to mutate, or if is able to spread in a fashion, that it could impact society as harshly as the 2019 strand?