Video Shows Muslims Drinking Camel Urine Causing Rise In MERS Disease According to new reports from an international delegation of scientists and public health experts from the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Organization for Animal Health, a new investigation into a rise of MERS cases in Saudi Arabia is underway. The respiratory syndrome is focused in the Middle East, and is a positive-sense, single-stranded RNA virus of the genus Betacoronavirus. Infections of the virus have soared, and have caused several deaths in Saudi Arabia already, as well as many more hospitalizations. The origin of MERS is a shocking one, stemming from the practice of drinking camel urine for religious purposes. In the Hadith, the Prophet Mohammad orders his followers to drink camel urine for medicine. This act is still practiced by some, causing the Saudi Health Ministry to issue a warning against camel contact. Watch the video below and tell us what you think. 