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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV)
MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME
CORONAVIRUS (MERS-COV)
WHAT IS IT?
• MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME (MERS) IS VIRAL RESPIRATORY ILLNESS FIRST REPORTED IN
SAUDI ARABIA IN 2012. IT IS CAUSED BY A CORONAVIRUS CALLED MERS-COV.
• MOST PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED TO HAVE MERS-COV INFECTION DEVELOPED SEVERE
ACUTE RESPIRATORY ILLNESS.
• THEY HAD FEVER, COUGH, AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH.
• ABOUT 30% OF PEOPLE CONFIRMED TO HAVE MERS-COV INFECTION HAVE DIED.
VIROLOGY & ORIGIN
• new member of the beta group of coronavirus
• positive-sense, single-stranded RNA
• distinct from SARS and the common-cold coronavirus
• The first confirmed case was reported in Saudi Arabia 2012.
• Egyptian virologist Dr. Ali Mohamed Zaki isolated and identified a previously
unknown coronavirus from the man's lungs.
• A second case was found in September 2012 in Qatar
• As of 14 May 2014, MERS-CoV cases have been reported in several countries,
including Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Jordan, Qatar, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates,
Tunisia, Kuwait, Oman, Algeria, Bangladesh, the Philippines (still MERS-free),
Indonesia (none was confirmed), the United Kingdom, and the United States.
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
TRANSMISSION
• SPREAD FROM ILL PEOPLE TO OTHERS THROUGH CLOSE CONTACT
• INFECTED PEOPLE HAVE SPREAD MERS-COV TO OTHERS IN HEALTHCARE
SETTINGS, SUCH AS HOSPITALS
PREVENTION
PREVENTION
• WASH YOUR HANDS OFTEN WITH SOAP AND WATER FOR 20 SECONDS, AND HELP
YOUNG CHILDREN DO THE SAME. IF SOAP AND WATER ARE NOT AVAILABLE, USE
AN ALCOHOL-BASED HAND SANITIZER.
• COVER YOUR NOSE AND MOUTH WITH A TISSUE WHEN YOU COUGH OR SNEEZE,
THEN THROW THE TISSUE IN THE TRASH.
• AVOID TOUCHING YOUR EYES, NOSE AND MOUTH WITH UNWASHED HANDS.
• AVOID PERSONAL CONTACT, SUCH AS KISSING, OR SHARING CUPS OR EATING
UTENSILS, WITH SICK PEOPLE.
• CLEAN AND DISINFECT FREQUENTLY TOUCHED SURFACES SUCH AS TOYS AND
DOORKNOBS.
TREATMENT
• THERE IS NO SPECIFIC ANTIVIRAL TREATMENT RECOMMENDED FOR MERS-COV
INFECTION.
• INDIVIDUALS WITH MERS CAN SEEK MEDICAL CARE TO HELP RELIEVE SYMPTOMS.
• FOR SEVERE CASES, CURRENT TREATMENT INCLUDES CARE TO SUPPORT VITAL
ORGAN FUNCTIONS.
REFFERENCES
• HTTP://WWW.CDC.GOV/CORONAVIRUS/MERS/FAQ.HTML
• HTTP://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/MIDDLE_EAST_RESPIRATORY_SYNDROME_CORO
NAVIRUS
• HTTP://WWW.CDC.GOV/CORONAVIRUS/MERS/ABOUT/PREVENTION.HTML
ALL THE PICTURES ARE TAKEN FROM
FOLLOWING DIFFERENT WEBSITES
• HTTP://WWW.TIMESOFOMAN.COM/SITEIMAGES/MYNIMAGES/DTL_12_7_2013_1
1_30_18.JPG (SLIDE 1)
• HTTP://NEWS.BBCIMG.CO.UK/MEDIA/IMAGES/74668000/JPG/_74668107_VIRUS
,_ARTWORK-SPL-1.JPG (IMAGE AT SLIDE 3,4,5,6,7,8,9)
• HTTP://WWW.ARABNEWS.COM/SITES/DEFAULT/FILES/IMAGECACHE/GALLERYFO
RMATTER_SLIDE/MERS%20INFOGRAPHIC.JPG (SLIDE 5)
• HTTP://WWW.MB.COM.PH/WP-
CONTENT/UPLOADS/2014/04/MERS_ENG_22APR_1030AM.JPG (SLIDE 6)
THANK YOU

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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV)

  • 2. MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS (MERS-COV)
  • 3. WHAT IS IT? • MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME (MERS) IS VIRAL RESPIRATORY ILLNESS FIRST REPORTED IN SAUDI ARABIA IN 2012. IT IS CAUSED BY A CORONAVIRUS CALLED MERS-COV. • MOST PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED TO HAVE MERS-COV INFECTION DEVELOPED SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY ILLNESS. • THEY HAD FEVER, COUGH, AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH. • ABOUT 30% OF PEOPLE CONFIRMED TO HAVE MERS-COV INFECTION HAVE DIED.
  • 4. VIROLOGY & ORIGIN • new member of the beta group of coronavirus • positive-sense, single-stranded RNA • distinct from SARS and the common-cold coronavirus • The first confirmed case was reported in Saudi Arabia 2012. • Egyptian virologist Dr. Ali Mohamed Zaki isolated and identified a previously unknown coronavirus from the man's lungs. • A second case was found in September 2012 in Qatar • As of 14 May 2014, MERS-CoV cases have been reported in several countries, including Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Jordan, Qatar, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Tunisia, Kuwait, Oman, Algeria, Bangladesh, the Philippines (still MERS-free), Indonesia (none was confirmed), the United Kingdom, and the United States.
  • 6. TRANSMISSION • SPREAD FROM ILL PEOPLE TO OTHERS THROUGH CLOSE CONTACT • INFECTED PEOPLE HAVE SPREAD MERS-COV TO OTHERS IN HEALTHCARE SETTINGS, SUCH AS HOSPITALS
  • 8. PREVENTION • WASH YOUR HANDS OFTEN WITH SOAP AND WATER FOR 20 SECONDS, AND HELP YOUNG CHILDREN DO THE SAME. IF SOAP AND WATER ARE NOT AVAILABLE, USE AN ALCOHOL-BASED HAND SANITIZER. • COVER YOUR NOSE AND MOUTH WITH A TISSUE WHEN YOU COUGH OR SNEEZE, THEN THROW THE TISSUE IN THE TRASH. • AVOID TOUCHING YOUR EYES, NOSE AND MOUTH WITH UNWASHED HANDS. • AVOID PERSONAL CONTACT, SUCH AS KISSING, OR SHARING CUPS OR EATING UTENSILS, WITH SICK PEOPLE. • CLEAN AND DISINFECT FREQUENTLY TOUCHED SURFACES SUCH AS TOYS AND DOORKNOBS.
  • 9. TREATMENT • THERE IS NO SPECIFIC ANTIVIRAL TREATMENT RECOMMENDED FOR MERS-COV INFECTION. • INDIVIDUALS WITH MERS CAN SEEK MEDICAL CARE TO HELP RELIEVE SYMPTOMS. • FOR SEVERE CASES, CURRENT TREATMENT INCLUDES CARE TO SUPPORT VITAL ORGAN FUNCTIONS.
  • 11. ALL THE PICTURES ARE TAKEN FROM FOLLOWING DIFFERENT WEBSITES • HTTP://WWW.TIMESOFOMAN.COM/SITEIMAGES/MYNIMAGES/DTL_12_7_2013_1 1_30_18.JPG (SLIDE 1) • HTTP://NEWS.BBCIMG.CO.UK/MEDIA/IMAGES/74668000/JPG/_74668107_VIRUS ,_ARTWORK-SPL-1.JPG (IMAGE AT SLIDE 3,4,5,6,7,8,9) • HTTP://WWW.ARABNEWS.COM/SITES/DEFAULT/FILES/IMAGECACHE/GALLERYFO RMATTER_SLIDE/MERS%20INFOGRAPHIC.JPG (SLIDE 5) • HTTP://WWW.MB.COM.PH/WP- CONTENT/UPLOADS/2014/04/MERS_ENG_22APR_1030AM.JPG (SLIDE 6)