Middle East respiratory syndrome and severe acute respiratory syndrome

Severe acute respiratory syndrome vs. the Middle East respiratory syndrome.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review compares the clinical features, laboratory aspects and treatment options of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). RECENT FINDINGS Bats are the natural reservoirs of SARS-like coronaviruses (CoVs) and are likely the reservoir of MERS coronavirus (MERS-CoV). Although a small number of camels have been found to hav...

Middle East respiratory syndrome.

Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) is a highly lethal respiratory disease caused by a novel single-stranded, positive-sense RNA betacoronavirus (MERS-CoV). Dromedary camels, hosts for MERS-CoV, are implicated in direct or indirect transmission to human beings, although the exact mode of transmission is unknown. The virus was first isolated from a patient who died from a severe respiratory ...

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV): A Review Article

The recently emerged Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) emerged in the Middle East region in 2012. The virus is phylogenetically related to bat CoV, but other animal species like camels and goats may potentially act as an intermediate host by spreading the virus to humans. This virus is thought to cause a severe disease in patients with underlying comorbidities. Laboratory ...

middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus

International experts were invited by WHO to join an international team, which visited Riyadh 4-9 June 2013. The joint Saudi/WHO team comprised officials from the Ministry of Health (MoH) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and experts from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and public health institutions and hospitals in...