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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is an illness caused by the virus Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronovirus (MERS-CoV). The illness was first reported in Saudi Arabia in 2012, but was later found to have originated in Jordan in 2012. MERS has been found in camels leading to speculation that they may be the initial reservoir for the virus. The largest outbreak of MERS that has occurred outside of the Arabian Peninsula was in the Republic of Korea in 2015 and was linked to an individual who had been traveling in the Arabian Peninsula. The virus is probably spread through respiratory secretions from infected individuals though the exact mode of transmission is under investigation. Infection with MERS begins with an incubation period of 5-6 days followed by a severe acute illness that involves fever, shortness of breath and for patients with comorbidities or reduced immunity can lead to pneumonia and kidney failure. The mortality rate of MERS is 3-4 out of 10 people who are infected, though most of the people who die have underlying conditions. In addition, some people experience only cold-like symptoms and others have no symptoms at all. In the United States, most state laboratories are approved to test for MERS-CoV using the real-time reverse transcription-PCR assay developed by the CDC. The assay can be run on respiratory, serum and stool specimens.[CDC: coronavirus/mers] Source: Regenstrief LOINC

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Part Display Name
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV)
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2013-09-10
Construct for LOINC Short Name
MERS-CoV

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Tag Language Translation
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Coronavirus del sindrome respiratorio de Oriente medio
it-IT Italian (Italy) Sindrome respiratoria mediorientale da Coronavirus (MERS)
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Orta doğu solunum sendromu koronovirüs (MERS-CoV)
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Ближневосточный респираторный синдром коронавирус
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-coronavirus
Synonyms: MERS-coronavirus
zh-CN Chinese (China) 中东呼吸综合征冠状病毒
Synonyms: 中东呼吸道综合征冠状病毒;中东呼吸系统综合征冠状病毒;中東呼吸症候群冠狀病毒;MERS-CoV;MERSCoV;Middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus;中东呼吸综合症冠状病毒
pl-PL Polish (Poland) Koronawirus bliskowschodniego zespołu oddechowego
Synonyms: Koronawirus bliskowschodniego zespołu oddechowego (MERS-CoV)