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Bliskowschodni zespół oddechowy, MERS (od ang. Middle East respiratory syndrome) – opisana w 2012 roku ciężka choroba zakaźna, wywoływana przez koronawirusa MERS-CoV.
MERS is a disease that affects the lungs and can cause severe complications, especially in people with other health problems. It is mainly transmitted from camels to humans, and has been reported in several countries since 2012, with a fatality rate of about 35%.
obecnie nie ma szczepionki przeciw MERS, zakażenia MERS-CoV mogą przebiegać bezobjawowo lub łagodnie aż do postaci ciężkiego zakażenia dróg oddechowych, z towarzyszącym zespołem ostrej niewydolności oddechowej i zgonem, typowymi objawami są gorączka, kaszel i duszność.
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5 sie 2022 · MERS-CoV is a virus that can infect humans and dromedary camels, causing fever, cough, shortness of breath and pneumonia. It was first identified in Saudi Arabia in 2012 and has a high mortality rate, especially among older people and those with chronic diseases.
13 gru 2023 · MERS-CoV is a zoonotic virus that can cause severe respiratory disease in humans and is transmitted from infected dromedary camels. Learn about the symptoms, risk factors, prevention measures, and global situation of MERS-CoV from the World Health Organization.
1 paź 2024 · Distribution of confirmed cases of MERS by place of infection and month of onset, April 2012– September 2024. Since April 2012, and as of 1 October 2024, a total of 2 626 cases of MERS, including 953 deaths, have been reported by health authorities worldwide.
MERS-CoV is a newly identified coronavirus that has recently emerged in the Middle East. The evolutionary history of MERS-CoV and the reservoirs and hosts of human infection are still being studied, but, there are many indications that it is a zoonosis.
