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Assignment on Healthcare- Middle East Respiratory Syndrome

   

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1Running head: HEALTHCAREHealthcare Name of student:Name of university:Author note:
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2HEALTHCAREMiddle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) infectionSince it first emerged in the Arabian Peninsula is the year 2012, Middle EastRespiratory Syndrome (MERS) has been drawing significant public attention. There has beenconsiderable research going on for better understanding the nature of the virus, the impact onhumans and how it can be prevented. The infection in humans occurs as a viral respiratoryillness that is caused due to Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV).One must note that MERS-CoV is drastically dissimilar from any other such isolatedpreviously. Some individuals might be developing mild or no symptoms; however most ofthe infected individuals develop severe respiratory illness. The major complications arecough, high fever and shortness of breadth. Other health impacts include nausea, diarrhea,gastrointestinal symptoms and even kidney failure. Mortality rate for this disease has beensignificant (Memish et al. 2014). The mode of transmission of the infectious agent, as perceived, from person to person,is respiratory secretions. The specific way in which the virus spreads is not understood in aclear manner (de Groot et al., 2013). The researchers point out that there is no availablevaccine at the present that can prevent the infection. CDC advises protection against thisparticular infection through adherence to guidelines for all respiratory diseases such as handsanitisation, avoidance of direct contact with sick individuals and disinfection of touchedsurfaces. CDC further recommends that travel plans are to be changed due to MERS. Specialprecautions are to be maintained by travellers who stay in regions where incidences of theinfection have been reported. Individuals travelling to countries in or near the ArabianPeninsula are required to be given primary healthcare services as the recommendations of
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