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Middle East respiratory syndrome: A new global threat
The outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) is reported from Saudi Arabia and the Republic of Korea. It is a respiratory disease caused by coronavirus. Camels are considered as a source for MERS transmission in humans, although the exact source is unknown. Human-to-human transmission is...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4787138/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27013745 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5049.176286 |
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author | Bhatia, Pradeep Kumar Sethi, Priyanka Gupta, Neeraj Biyani, Ghansham |
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description | The outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) is reported from Saudi Arabia and the Republic of Korea. It is a respiratory disease caused by coronavirus. Camels are considered as a source for MERS transmission in humans, although the exact source is unknown. Human-to-human transmission is reported in the community with droplet and contact spread being the possible modes. Most patients without any underlying diseases remain asymptomatic or develop mild clinical disease, but some patients require critical care for mechanical ventilation, dialysis and other organ support. MERS is a disease with pandemic potential and awareness, and surveillance can prevent such further outbreaks. |
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spelling | pubmed-47871382016-03-24 Middle East respiratory syndrome: A new global threat Bhatia, Pradeep Kumar Sethi, Priyanka Gupta, Neeraj Biyani, Ghansham Indian J Anaesth Special Article The outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) is reported from Saudi Arabia and the Republic of Korea. It is a respiratory disease caused by coronavirus. Camels are considered as a source for MERS transmission in humans, although the exact source is unknown. Human-to-human transmission is reported in the community with droplet and contact spread being the possible modes. Most patients without any underlying diseases remain asymptomatic or develop mild clinical disease, but some patients require critical care for mechanical ventilation, dialysis and other organ support. MERS is a disease with pandemic potential and awareness, and surveillance can prevent such further outbreaks. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016-02 /pmc/articles/PMC4787138/ /pubmed/27013745 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5049.176286 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Anaesthesia http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
spellingShingle | Special Article Bhatia, Pradeep Kumar Sethi, Priyanka Gupta, Neeraj Biyani, Ghansham Middle East respiratory syndrome: A new global threat |
title | Middle East respiratory syndrome: A new global threat |
title_full | Middle East respiratory syndrome: A new global threat |
title_fullStr | Middle East respiratory syndrome: A new global threat |
title_full_unstemmed | Middle East respiratory syndrome: A new global threat |
title_short | Middle East respiratory syndrome: A new global threat |
title_sort | middle east respiratory syndrome: a new global threat |
topic | Special Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4787138/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27013745 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5049.176286 |
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