Two healthcare workers in Florida tested
negative for the MERS virus
negative for the MERS virus
The Orlando Sentinel reported that two healthcare workers at
Dr. P. Phillips Hospital in Orlando, Florida have tested negative
for the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV).
MERS-CoV attacks the respiratory system. The symptoms
occur within 14 days of contracting the virus.
The symptoms are a fever, chills, and a cough. According to
the Orlando Sentinel, the two healthcare workers had contact
with the patient who has MERS-CoV.
The doctors became concern after the workers began showing
signs of the virus. Although the two healthcare workers do not
have the virus, there are at least 18 other healthcare workers
who’ve come in contact with the patient who has the MERS virus.
Hospital officials told the Orlando Sentinel that they have tested
the other 18 healthcare workers and are awaiting the results.
On Sunday, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed the second case of the MERS-CoV in the United States.
The U.S.’ first case of MERS-CoV was confirmed in Indiana. Both
cases involved two individuals who travelled to Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia is one of the six countries on the Arabian Peninsula
were MERS-CoV is prevalent. The individual who was admitted to
Dr. P. Phillips Hospital is a 44-year-old, healthcare worker from
Saudi Arabia.
The individual traveled from Saudi Arabia to the U.S. to visit family
in Florida. The CDC reported that the individual began showing signs
of the virus during the flight from Saudi Arabia to the U.S.
After the individual arrived in the U.S., the individual went
to Dr. P. Phillips hospital and was immediately admitted.
The CDC reported that the individual is doing better.
According to the CDC, MERS-CoV was first reported during the
month of September 2012. All of the reported cases have come
from the Arabian Peninsula plus Yemen. The CDC stated that the number of reported cases have increased since the middle of March 2014.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed 536 cases.
And out of those 536 cases, there have been 145 deaths.
The CDC reported that the average age of a person who gets the
virus is 49-years-old. Males make up 65%, which is 346, of the 536 cases. Healthcare workers make up 19%, which is 104, of the 536 confirmed cases.
After Dr. P. Phillips Hospital reported that two healthcare workers
had possibly contracted MERS-CoV, the CDC moved its travel alert
up from a Level 1 to a Level 2.
WHO also reported that the Emergency Committee met to
discuss the severity of MERS-CoV. The committee determined
that the situation does not rise to the level of a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).
According to the WHO, the committee stated, however, that its concerns have increased after reviewing the number of cases that
have been reported.
Dr. P. Phillips Hospital in Orlando, Florida have tested negative
for the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV).
MERS-CoV attacks the respiratory system. The symptoms
occur within 14 days of contracting the virus.
The symptoms are a fever, chills, and a cough. According to
the Orlando Sentinel, the two healthcare workers had contact
with the patient who has MERS-CoV.
The doctors became concern after the workers began showing
signs of the virus. Although the two healthcare workers do not
have the virus, there are at least 18 other healthcare workers
who’ve come in contact with the patient who has the MERS virus.
Hospital officials told the Orlando Sentinel that they have tested
the other 18 healthcare workers and are awaiting the results.
On Sunday, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed the second case of the MERS-CoV in the United States.
The U.S.’ first case of MERS-CoV was confirmed in Indiana. Both
cases involved two individuals who travelled to Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia is one of the six countries on the Arabian Peninsula
were MERS-CoV is prevalent. The individual who was admitted to
Dr. P. Phillips Hospital is a 44-year-old, healthcare worker from
Saudi Arabia.
The individual traveled from Saudi Arabia to the U.S. to visit family
in Florida. The CDC reported that the individual began showing signs
of the virus during the flight from Saudi Arabia to the U.S.
After the individual arrived in the U.S., the individual went
to Dr. P. Phillips hospital and was immediately admitted.
The CDC reported that the individual is doing better.
According to the CDC, MERS-CoV was first reported during the
month of September 2012. All of the reported cases have come
from the Arabian Peninsula plus Yemen. The CDC stated that the number of reported cases have increased since the middle of March 2014.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed 536 cases.
And out of those 536 cases, there have been 145 deaths.
The CDC reported that the average age of a person who gets the
virus is 49-years-old. Males make up 65%, which is 346, of the 536 cases. Healthcare workers make up 19%, which is 104, of the 536 confirmed cases.
After Dr. P. Phillips Hospital reported that two healthcare workers
had possibly contracted MERS-CoV, the CDC moved its travel alert
up from a Level 1 to a Level 2.
WHO also reported that the Emergency Committee met to
discuss the severity of MERS-CoV. The committee determined
that the situation does not rise to the level of a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).
According to the WHO, the committee stated, however, that its concerns have increased after reviewing the number of cases that
have been reported.
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