Middle East respiratory syndrome

Definition:

Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) is a severe viral illness caused by Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), a novel coronavirus that emerged in the Middle East in 2012. Since then, MERS-CoV has caused an ongoing epidemic in the Arabian Peninsula with sporadic cases imported in Europe, North Africa, Southeast Asia, and the United States of America. MERS is often a lower respiratory tract disease associated with fever, cough, breathing difficulties, pneumonia that can progress to acute respiratory distress syndrome, multiorgan failure, and death.

References:

[1]. Androula Pavli, et al. Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV): prevention in travelers. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2014 Nov-Dec;12(6 Pt A):602-8. [Content Brief]

[2]. Ian M Mackay, et al. Middle East respiratory syndrome: An emerging coronavirus infection tracked by the crowd. Virus Res. 2015 Apr 16;202:60-88. [Content Brief]

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