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S. Korea reports first 1)MERS 2)deaths-Courtesy of The China Post

Wednesday, June 3, 2015
By Jung Ha-won ,AFP

SEOUL -- South Korea on Tuesday reported its first deaths from an 3)outbreak of the MERS 4)virus that has 5)infected 25 people, caused 6)widespread alarm and triggered a closer watch by Asian neighbors on Korean arrivals.

 The two deaths were only the second case of 7)fatalities from MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) in Asia since a man died in Malaysia in April 2014.

 1)MERS n Middle East Respiratory Syndrome
Middle East 中東Respiratory呼吸的Syndrome症狀
2)deaths n. 死亡
3)outbreak n. 爆發 ，多半用在疾病與疫情。同義：epidemic
4)virus n. 病毒
5)infect v. 感染
6)widespread Adj 廣佈的
7)fatality n. 死亡