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Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) is a viral respiratory infection caused by Middle East respiratory syndrome–related coronavirus (MERS-CoV). [1] Symptoms may range from none, to mild, to severe depending on age and risk level. [6] [1] Typical symptoms include fever, cough, diarrhea, and shortness of breath. [1]
On 6 March 2015, The Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed that three Filipino female healthcare workers in Saudi Arabia were infected with MERS-CoV. [43] On 6 July 2015, DOH confirmed the second detected case of MERS-CoV in the country. [44] The patient who had contracted the virus was from the Middle East and was referred to the RITM on 4 ...
The virus MERS-CoV is a member of the beta group of coronavirus, Betacoronavirus, lineage C. MERS-CoV genomes are phylogenetically classified into two clades, clade A and B. The earliest cases were of clade A clusters, while the majority of more recent cases are of the genetically distinct clade B. [10]
A 28-year-old man has tested positive for the potentially fatal Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in a city in Abu Dhabi on the border with Oman, the World Health ...
In the event of the pandemic, Singapore will require health screening, social distancing and contact tracing of all visitors, as during the 2003 SARS crisis, COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine suspected victims through the Stay-Home Notice (SHN). DORSCON remains at Green at that stage in 2015. [3]
MERS-CoV emerged in humans from bats through the intermediate host of camels. [79] MERS-CoV, although related to several bat coronavirus species, appears to have diverged from these several centuries ago. [80] The most closely related bat coronavirus and SARS-CoV diverged in 1986. [81]
Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) Middle East respiratory syndrome–related coronavirus (MERS‑CoV) 2012 Discovered in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. [36] Caused outbreaks in 2012, 2015, and 2018. Pigs Enteritis: Porcine coronavirus HKU15 (PorCov‑HKU15) 2014 Discovered in Hong Kong, China. [37] Humans Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‑19)
The betacoronaviruses of the greatest clinical importance concerning humans are OC43 and HKU1 (which can cause the common cold) of lineage A, SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 (the causes of SARS and COVID-19 respectively) of lineage B, [2] and MERS-CoV (the cause of MERS) of lineage C. MERS-CoV is the first betacoronavirus belonging to lineage C that ...