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Preparing for respiratory disease outbreaks
Author(s) -
Kelly Putnam
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/s0001-2092(15)00709-7
Subject(s) - outbreak , citation , covid-19 , medicine , computer science , disease , library science , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
V iral respiratory diseases pose a threat to global health as new outbreaks continue to occur each year. Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is one of the latest to develop and causes a severe acute respiratory illness with symptoms of cough, fever, and shortness of breath. The first reported case of MERS-CoV in humans was identified in Saudi Arabia in 2012 and details regarding how the virus spreads are unclear. Anti-MERS-CoV antibodies have been detected in dromedary camels in the Arabian Peninsula, and although few patients with the confirmed disease have reported direct exposure to camels, the consumption of camel-derived products, such as unpasteurized camel milk, may be one route of transmission to humans.