Corona-Virus Respiratory Disease in Middle East Asia

Corona-Virus Respiratory
Disease in Middle East
Asia

Introduction
 Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is the
causative factor for this disease.
 It can spread from the animals to human and this virus family is
associated with the respiratory infections
 MERS-CoV was first detected in Saudi Arabia in 2012.
 After detection of the virus in Saudi Arabia in 2012, it spreaded to
the other countries of middle east Asia and also affect the people
globally.

Determinants of the Disease
 MERS-CoV can be transmitted through a
number of ways.
 Primary source of MERS-CoV transmission
 Person to person transmission
 Household transmission
 Nosocomial transmission
 Transmission by asymptomatic individuals

Continued...
 The primary source of the MERS-CoV
infection is the human infection acquired
in human the community . However, the
exact source an mode of transmission is
still known accurately.
 However, bat is identified as one of the
primary source of infection.
 Camel is detected as another causative
animal for the transmission of this
disease (Zhang, Shen & Gu, 2016).
 People who are in close contact with the
dromedary camels are more vulnerable to
be affected by the MERS-CoV infection