Medical history (history of illness) represents an important component in the diagnosis of illness caused by MERS coronavirus.
Family history
- What is the general health status of your family members?
Social history
- What is your profession?
- When and where were you last on vacation?
- Have you had contact with sick persons recently (14 days)? Are these persons suspected of having an infectious disease affecting the lungs?
Current medical history/systemic history (somatic and psychological complaints).
- What symptoms have you noticed?
- How long have these symptoms been present?
- Do you feel ill? Worn out or tired?
- Do you have a fever? If so, for how long and what is the temperature?
- Do you have shortness of breath?*
- Do you have a cough? Sputum?
- Do you have diarrhea? If so, what do the stools look like?
- What other symptoms have you noticed?
Vegetative anamnesis incl. nutritional anamnesis
Self anamnesis incl. medication anamnesis
- Pre-existing conditions (infectious diseases, respiratory diseases, diabetes mellitus, tumor diseases).
- Operations (organ transplantation)
- Radiotherapy
- Vaccination status
- Allergies
* If this question has been answered with “Yes”, an immediate visit to the doctor is required! (Information without guarantee)
