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==Overview==
==Overview==
[[MERS|Middle East Respiratory Syndrome]] ([[MERS]]) is a [[viral]] [[respiratory disease|respiratory illness]]. It is caused by an emerging [[coronavirus]], specifically a ''betacoronavirus'' called [[Middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus|MERS-CoV]] ([[Middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus|Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus]]), first discovered in 2012. Being a relatively novel [[virus]], there is no [[virus]]-specific [[prevention]] or treatment options for [[MERS]] patients. Attending to the fact that a [[vaccine]] hasn't been developed yet, enhancing [[infection]] prevention and control measures is critical to prevent the possible spread of [[MERS-CoV]] in hospitals and communities. Persons with [[symptoms]] suspicious of [[MERS-CoV]] [[infection]] need medical evaluation. According to the [[CDC]], a ''confirmed case'' of [[MERS-CoV]] [[infection]] is considered an individual who shows laboratory confirmation of [[infection]] by [[MERS-CoV]]. This last one is given by a positive [[PCR]] test of ≥2 specific [[genomic]] targets or, a single positive target followed by successful [[sequencing]] of a second. On the contrary, a ''probable case'' of [[MERS-CoV]] [[infection]], is considered an individual under investigation who has missing or inconclusive laboratory test results for the [[infection]] and that has been in close contact with another individual who is a "laboratory-confirmed case" of [[MERS-CoV]] [[infection]].<ref name="pmid24841273">{{cite journal| author=Dyall J, Coleman CM, Hart BJ, Venkataraman T, Holbrook MR, Kindrachuk J et al.| title=Repurposing of clinically developed drugs for treatment of Middle East Respiratory Coronavirus Infection. | journal=Antimicrob Agents Chemother | year= 2014 | volume=  | issue=  | pages=  | pmid=24841273 | doi=10.1128/AAC.03036-14 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=24841273  }} </ref><ref name=WHO>{{cite web | title = Clinical management of severe acute respiratory infections when novel coronavirus is suspected: What to do and what not to do | url = http://www.who.int/csr/disease/coronavirus_infections/InterimGuidance_ClinicalManagement_NovelCoronavirus_11Feb13u.pdf }}</ref><ref name=CDC>{{cite web | title = MERS Prevention and Treatment | url = http://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/MERS/about/prevention.html }}</ref><ref name=CDC case definitions>{{cite web | title = Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) | url = http://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/mers/case-def.html }}</ref>


==CT==
==CT==

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Despite the increasing number of publications on MERS infection, the description of chest CT image findings is scarce. In MERS patients, chest CT images have shown bilateral patchy opacities, also described as extensive opacities. In critically ill patients, CT image findings were noticed to be compatible with the ones from ARDS patients.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Ajlan, Amr M.; Ahyad, Rayan A.; Jamjoom, Lamia Ghazi; Alharthy, Ahmed; Madani, Tariq A. (2014). "Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) Infection: Chest CT Findings". American Journal of Roentgenology: 1–6. doi:10.2214/AJR.14.13021. ISSN 0361-803X.
  2. ↑ Assiri, Abdullah; Al-Tawfiq, Jaffar A; Al-Rabeeah, Abdullah A; Al-Rabiah, Fahad A; Al-Hajjar, Sami; Al-Barrak, Ali; Flemban, Hesham; Al-Nassir, Wafa N; Balkhy, Hanan H; Al-Hakeem, Rafat F; Makhdoom, Hatem Q; Zumla, Alimuddin I; Memish, Ziad A (2013). "Epidemiological, demographic, and clinical characteristics of 47 cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus disease from Saudi Arabia: a descriptive study". The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 13 (9): 752–761. doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(13)70204-4. ISSN 1473-3099.
  3. ↑ Arabi, Yaseen M.; Arifi, Ahmed A.; Balkhy, Hanan H.; Najm, Hani; Aldawood, Abdulaziz S.; Ghabashi, Alaa; Hawa, Hassan; Alothman, Adel; Khaldi, Abdulaziz; Al Raiy, Basel (2014). "Clinical Course and Outcomes of Critically Ill Patients With Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection". Annals of Internal Medicine. 160 (6): 389–397. doi:10.7326/M13-2486. ISSN 0003-4819.
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