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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome [PDF]
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2015 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.
Hui, DS, Peiris, JSM
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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome [PDF]
New England Journal of Medicine, 2017 The Middle East respiratory syndrome is caused by a coronavirus that was first identified in Saudi Arabia in 2012. Periodic outbreaks continue to occur in the Middle East and elsewhere. This report provides the latest information on MERS.
Arabi, Yaseen M. +15 more
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Middle East respiratory syndrome [PDF]
The Lancet, 2020 The Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a lethal zoonotic pathogen that was first identified in humans in Saudi Arabia and Jordan in 2012. Intermittent sporadic cases, community clusters, and nosocomial outbreaks of MERS-CoV continue to occur.
Memish, Ziad A +3 more
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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus
Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2021 AbstractThe past two decades have witnessed the emergence of three zoonotic coronaviruses which have jumped species to cause lethal disease in humans: severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 1 (SARS-CoV-1), Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), and SARS-CoV-2. MERS-CoV emerged in Saudi Arabia in 2012 and the origins of MERS-CoV
Al-Tawfiq, Jaffar A. +3 more
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Middle East respiratory syndrome vaccines [PDF]
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2016 The Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) has infected over 1600 individuals with nearly 600 deaths since it was first identified in human populations in 2012. No antiviral therapies or vaccines are available for its treatment or prophylaxis.
Stanley Perlman, Rahul Vijay
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Middle East respiratory syndrome
BMJ, 2016 #### What you need to know Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) is an acute viral respiratory tract infection caused by the novel betacoronavirus Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) (fig 1⇓). Cases have been limited to the Arabian Peninsula and its surrounding countries (fig 2⇓), and to travellers from the Middle East or their ...
Sarah, Shalhoub, Ali S, Omrani
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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) [PDF]
Microbiology Spectrum, 2016 ABSTRACTSince the identification of the first patients with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in 2012, over 1,600 cases have been reported as of February 2016. Most cases have occurred in Saudi Arabia or in other countries on or near the Arabian Peninsula, but travel-associated cases have also been seen in countries outside the ...
Sonja A, Rasmussen +2 more
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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) [PDF]
Workplace Health & Safety, 2014 Occupational and environmental health nurses must monitor credible sources for accurate information, provide timely education to workers, and ensure adequate workplace policies to protect their workforce against Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS).
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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Transmission [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020 Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection causes a spectrum of respiratory illness, from asymptomatic to mild to fatal. MERS-CoV is transmitted sporadically from dromedary camels to humans and occasionally through human-to-human contact. Current epidemiologic evidence supports a major role in transmission for direct contact with
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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus [PDF]
Workplace Health & Safety, 2015 Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is an emerging infectious disease that can present with flu-like symptoms. In individuals with comorbidities or who are immunosuppressed, it can be deadly. The disease is transmitted through contact with someone who has MERS-CoV.
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