MERS
Saudi viral outbreak
MERS is Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, a viral illness caused by a coronavirus first identified in Saudi Arabia in 2012.
The disease spreads from camels to humans and, less efficiently, between people.
Symptoms include fever, cough, and shortness of breath, with a high fatality rate among confirmed cases.
The MERS outbreak prompted travel advisories.
Spike-ringed viral family
- SARSViral pneumonia syndrome
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- pandemicGlobal disease outbreak
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
quarantine · transmission · incubation · mortality · contagion · epidemiology · virology · pathogen
Humped desert mammal
- dromedarySingle-humped camel species
- spilloverExcess that escapes
- batsFlying nocturnal mammals
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
host · wildlife · veterinary · One Health · cross-species · transmission · Arabian camel · livestock
Gulf kingdom, largest Arabian state
- Arabian PeninsulaSouthwest Asian landmass
- GulfNamed oceanic inlet
- KoreaEast Asian divided peninsula
- hospital outbreakContagion within medical facility
Jeddah · Riyadh · UAE · Qatar · Jordan · pilgrimage · Hajj · healthcare facility
Infected, inflamed lung tissue
- lungsRespiratory chest organs
- coughExplosive airway clearing
- breathingPulmonary gas exchange
- pulmonaryOf the lungs
dyspnea · ventilator · oxygenation · respiratory failure · alveoli · acute · fever · shortness of breath
coronavirus
Spike-ringed viral family
infection · quarantine · transmission · incubation · mortality · contagion · epidemiology · virology · pathogen · antiviral
camel
Humped desert mammal
reservoir · host · wildlife · veterinary · One Health · cross-species · transmission · Arabian camel · livestock · herd
Saudi Arabia
Gulf kingdom, largest Arabian state
- Arabian PeninsulaSouthwest Asian landmass
- GulfNamed oceanic inlet
- KoreaEast Asian divided peninsula
hospital outbreak · Jeddah · Riyadh · UAE · Qatar · Jordan · pilgrimage · Hajj · healthcare facility
pneumonia
Infected, inflamed lung tissue
pulmonary · dyspnea · ventilator · oxygenation · respiratory failure · alveoli · acute · fever · shortness of breath · ICU
- coronavirusescoronavirus, betacoronavirus, SARS-CoV, SARS-CoV-2, SARS
- diseasescancer, diabetes, tuberculosis, influenza, measles
- health issuescancer, asthma, diabetes, cholera, heart disease
- Health Threatsdisease, epidemic, pandemic, virus, outbreak
- infectionsviral infection, bacterial infection, fungal infection, parasitic infection, bacteremia
- infectious diseasescholera, anthrax, malaria, measles, flu
MERSinfluenza
Acute viral respiratory infection
bacterial pneumonia · heart disease · cancer · diabetes · common cold
MERShealth
Condition of body, mind
wellness · good health · immunity · recovery · disease-free