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| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 33676911 United States05/04/2014 12:35 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Global Alert and Response (GAR) Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that includes viruses that may cause a range of illnesses in humans, from the common cold to SARS. Viruses of this family also cause a number of animal diseases. NOW IN PHILIPPINES... The Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) has made a long-feared leap to the Far East with cases in Malaysia and the Philippines, while the current outbreak in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, has grown by six cases, according to reports today. [link to www.cidrap.umn.edu] |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 57157432 United States05/04/2014 06:18 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Well its now in asia...america..etc..etc.. when will this stop? Quoting: Max Bacon Can it be stopped? Deadly Viral Disease MERS Spreads From Middle East to Southeast Asia Malaysian Man Dies After Return from Pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.. wait.. THE HODGE? IN MECCA? HOW MANY WERE AT THAT SHIN DIG? HUH? MILLIONS? NOW FILYING BACK TO THERE COUNTRYS? deadly viral disease from the Middle East has claimed its first victims in Southeast Asia, killing a Malaysian man who returned from pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, the World Health Organization said Thursday. The WHO confirmed a second case in the same region, a nurse in the Philippines who returned home from the Gulf. ??? The cases touch on some of the biggest worries among health experts since they discovered Middle East Respiratory Syndrome or MERS. Related Video There's heightened concern after the confirmation of more cases of the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS, in Saudi Arabia and Jordan over the weekend. But what, exactly, is MERS? Photo: Getty Images. Infectious diseases specialists have feared the disease could spread far afield via the millions of pilgrims who come to the Saudi holy city of Mecca each year for the Muslim pilgrimage. [link to online.wsj.com] HAJJ WAS LAST OCTOBER. Now its incubation period is 9 mos??? |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 33676911 United States05/04/2014 06:32 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Well its now in asia...america..etc..etc.. when will this stop? Quoting: Max Bacon Can it be stopped? Deadly Viral Disease MERS Spreads From Middle East to Southeast Asia Malaysian Man Dies After Return from Pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.. wait.. THE Hajj? IN MECCA? HOW MANY WERE AT THAT SHIN DIG? HUH? MILLIONS? NOW FLYING BACK TO THERE COUNTRY'S? deadly viral disease from the Middle East has claimed its first victims in Southeast Asia, killing a Malaysian man who returned from pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, the World Health Organization said Thursday. The WHO confirmed a second case in the same region, a nurse in the Philippines who returned home from the Gulf. The cases touch on some of the biggest worries among health experts since they discovered Middle East Respiratory Syndrome or MERS. Related Video There's heightened concern after the confirmation of more cases of the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS, in Saudi Arabia and Jordan over the weekend. But what, exactly, is MERS? Photo: Getty Images. Infectious diseases specialists have feared the disease could spread far afield via the millions of pilgrims who come to the Saudi holy city of Mecca each year for the Muslim pilgrimage. [link to online.wsj.com] Global Alert and Response (GAR) Quoting: Max Bacon Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that includes viruses that may cause a range of illnesses in humans, from the common cold to SARS. Viruses of this family also cause a number of animal diseases. NOW IN PHILIPPINES... The Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) has made a long-feared leap to the Far East with cases in Malaysia and the Philippines, while the current outbreak in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, has grown by six cases, according to reports today. [link to www.cidrap.umn.edu] although the hajj is sept through oct.. Pilgrims can also go to Mecca to perform the rituals at other times of the year. This is sometimes called the "lesser pilgrimage", or Umrah. However, even if one chooses to perform the Umrah, they are still obligated to perform the Hajj at some other point in their lifetime if they have the means to do so. [link to en.wikipedia.org] 1435 AH - First day: ~September 26, 2014; last day: ~October 24, 2014 1436 AH - First day: ~September 15, 2015; last day: ~October 14, 2015 5 days incubation... ” The CDC also says they would not be surprised if additional MERS cases are identified. They are approaching the situation with “an abundance of caution.” The patient flew from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to London, England and then to Chicago on April 24. From Chicago the patient took a bus to Indiana. On the 27th, the patient began to experience respiratory symptoms, including shortness of breath, coughing, and fever. The patient went to an emergency department in a Muster, IN hospital on April 28th and was admitted on that same day. The patient is being well cared for and is isolated. Since the first documented cases in spring 2012, MERS has sickened at least 339 people in Saudi Arabia alone and killed nearly a third of them, according to the country’s Ministry of Health. Currently, there is no known vaccine or specific treatment. Read more: [link to fox59.com] Read more at [link to fox59.com] |
