MERS

Middle East respiratory syndrome is a viral respiratory infection caused by Middle East respiratory syndrome–related coronavirus. Symptoms may range from none, to mild, to severe depending on age and... Wikipedia

• Specialty:  Infectious disease
• Symptoms:  Fever, cough, shortness of breath
• Usual onset:  2 to 14 days post exposure
• Causes:  MERS-coronavirus (MERS-CoV)
• Risk factors:  Contact with camels and camel products especially in the Middle East, parts of Africa and South Asia
• Diagnostic method:  rRT-PCR testing
• Prevention:  Hand washing, avoiding contact with camels and camel products
• Treatment:  Symptomatic and supportive
• Frequency:  2578 cases (as of October 2021)
• Deaths:  888
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo