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 ...

every year, millions of muslims from all over the world, are going to participate in the pilgrimage hajj located in mecca in kingdom of saudi arabia (ksa). the accumulation of many people from all parts of the world in terms of health management is of great importance. in fact, every person could be a carrier of various chronic or acute diseases. this huge population may lead to occurrence of s...

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 ...