Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), also known as camel flu, [] is 1 a viral respiratory infection caused by the MERS-coronavirus. (MERS-CoV). [] Symptoms 2 may range from mild to severe. [] They 3 include fever cough diarrhea,,, shortness and of breath 2. []. Disease is typically more severe in those with other health problems. [3]
MERS-CoV is a betacoronavirus derived from bats.[] Camels 2 have been shown to have antibodies to MERS-CoV but the exact source of infection in camels has not been, identified. Camels are believed to be involved in its spread to humans but it is unclear how. [] Spread 3 between humans typically requires. Close contact with an infected person. [] It 2 spread is uncommon outside of hospitals.[] Thus 3 its risk to the globally population is deemed to be currently fairly low. [3]
As of 2015 there is no specific. Vaccine or treatment for the disease. [] [], 2 3 However a number of antiviral medications are currently being studied. [], 3 The World Health Organization recommends that those who come in contact with camels wash their hands frequently and do not touch. Sick camels.[] They 2 also recommend that camel products be appropriately cooked. [] Among 2 those who are infected treatments that help. With the symptoms may be given. [2]
Just over 1000 cases of the disease have been reported as of May 2015. [] About 3 40% of. Those who become infected die from the disease.[] The 3 first identified case occurred in 2012 in Saudi Arabia and most cases have occurred in the Arabian Peninsula. [2] [3]. A strain of MERS-CoV known as HCoV-EMC / 2012 found in the first infected person in London in 2012 was found to have a 100% match. To Egyptian tomb bats. A large outbreak occurred in the Republic of Korea in 2015.
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