Brief overview What is MERS? A (often) severe respiratory disease caused by the pathogen MERS-CoV. Frequency: (Very) rare, a total of about 2,500 registered cases worldwide (as of 2019), after 2016 the number of diagnoses dropped sharply. Symptoms: Fever, cough, shortness of breath, pneumonia, often neurological impairment and organ damage in severe cases; incubation period … MERS-CoV
Symptoms Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) manifests as a respiratory illness with flu-like symptoms such as: Fever, chills Cough, sore throat Muscle and joint pain Shortness of breath Digestive problems such as nausea and diarrhea The disease can lead to severe pneumonia, ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome), septic shock, renal failure and multi-organ failure. It … MERS
Products Remdesivir is commercially available as a powder for a concentrate for the preparation of an infusion solution (Veklury, Gilead Sciences Inc, USA). Provisional approval was granted in many countries and in the EU in July 2020. On November 25, 2020, the approval will be granted. In the U.S., the drug was registered in October. … Remdesivir
MERS corona virus (MERS-CoV ) is a member of the Coronaviridae family and was first identified in Saudi Arabia in 2012. The virus can dock onto human lung cells but is only weakly contagious from person to person. The course of disease after infection ranges from virtually asymptomatic to mild cold symptoms to fatal. A … MERS-CoV: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment