4. A 59-year-old man from Jeddah City, Western
Region. He became ill on 15 June 2014, was
admitted to a hospital on 21 June 2014 with
fever, cough, shortness of breath ,The doctor
asked for sputum sample for testing using
RT-PCR and was laboratory-confirmed with
MERS-CoV within hours.
5. PERSONAL HISTORY
• Age: 59 years old.
• Sex: male.
• Marital status: married.
• Residence: Jeddah KSA.
CHIEF COMPLAINT
• cough.
• Shortness of breath.
• Fever.
PAST HISTORY
• Smoking
• Camel shepherd
• No Operation
FAMILY HISTORY
• Nothing significant.
13. The patient was given:
-Paracetamol as antipyretic.
-O₂ supplementation
After 3 days the patient was discharged as his condition
was improved.
14.
15. • Coronaviridae : enveloped, ssRNA
• first identified in the mid-1960s.
• 25 species in this family, 20 belong to the subfamily Coronavirinae.
• Coronaviruses ( and Toroviruses ) have crown spikes like appearance .
• Corona = Crown = تاج التاجية الفيروسات
18. Zoonotic transmission ( Animal to Human ) :
- First originated in bats .
- Transmitted to camels by cross-species
transmission (jumping) .
- Camels : RH .
- Transmitted to humans by :
1. direct contact .
2. undercooked meat .
3. diary product (unpasteuraized).
- Camels – URT .
- Man – LRT .
19. Human-to-human :
• via large droplets and contact.
• In most cases infection appear in :
1- hospital MERS outbreaks.
2- travelers returning from the Middle East
and their close contacts .
20. • Attachment .
• Budding .• Replication .
• Avoid the immune
response ( ↓ Type1 IFNs ) .
• Epitopes .
Protein S
Protein N
Protein M
21. • MERS grow in respiratory alveolar cells.
Infected cells become vacuolated .
• Glycoprotein (s) bind with cellular receptor
on the alveolar cells, dipeptidyl peptidase 4
(DPP4) - (also named CD26)
22. • Virus causes cell damage ( by budding ) and inflammation
• Cell damage --- inflammatory mediators --- increase secretion --- local inflammation and
swelling.
• Virus may reach the circulation and cause Viremia .
• Complications of Viremia : Kidneys (mainly), GIT .
23. Type I IFNs play a key role in anti-viral
immune response, and MERS-CoV can
evade innate immunity and disrupt the
IFN reactions .
30. • Diabetes in 68%
• Chronic kidney disease in 49%
• Hypertension in 34%
• Chronic heart disease in 28%
• Chronic lung disease in 26%
• Smoking in 23%
31.
32. • No treatment for MERS-CoV.
• Care and management of complications.
• Implementation of standard contact and airborne precautions.
• Combination ribavirin-interferon therapy.
• No vaccination
33.
34. • Washing hands regularly .
• Avoid personal contact with infected people.
• Use tissue when coughing or sneezing.
• Clean and disinfect frequently touched
surfaces and objects.
Editor's Notes
There are several investigations can be performed from cov infection
Include:
1 CBC which may show
leukopenia.
Lymphopenia.
Thrombocytopenia.
elevated LDH levels.
ElISA test also done to detect the antibodies
But the diagnostic test is PCR to detect nucleic acid in the sp
Chest X ray also done
It show Bilateral multifocal patchy airspace.
The differential diagnosis of mers corona v it could be :
Viruses Such as: influenza, parainfluenza, adenovirus, respiratory syncytial virus
SARS) is a serious form of pneumonia. It is caused by a virus
ARDS) occurs when fluid builds up in the (alveoli) occurs in people who are already critically ill or who have significant injuries
Bacterial infection: but the sputum was NOT purulent
Now how to make the diagnosis of mers cov
Look for the history
Ask the pt if he:
travel to endemic area
Or be close contact with camels ,or infected patients
Then do laboratory invst: such as pcr or serologic test & chest x-ray to confirmed the case
Now the Pcr is a definitive diagnosis if it’s ve+ that mean you confirmed N gene test and the case (even if the patient have NO symptoms). and if the Reavers Transcription -PCR is negative but u suggestive a clinical or epidemiological evidence so repeat the test.
LRT specimens are preferred, such as sputum,.
URT specimen, including both nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swabs collected with synthetic fiber swabs with plastic shafts
Stool (less priority)
Then we have serological test ELISA &IFA: used to detect antibodies that bind to a viral protein.
IFA: is a confirmatory test to detect specific antibodies
And in the serum the anti body will present after 14 dys or more of onset symptom
Treatment of our case
we have 2 subfamilies : coronaviranie - Torovirane (بعد زمن الاكتشاف)
HKU4-5 have the ability to recombine and cause cross species transmission.
Cross species is transmitting of the virus form 1 specie to the other specie , and the virus will undergo different mutations that change it from the 1st specie form
although the possibility of the other transmission ways was not eliminated ( fomite )
Glycoprotein s (spikes) :
attachment to host cells .
Nucleocapsid (n) phosphoprotein :
The N and M : budding viral particle .
Membrane (m) glycoprotein :
1- mRNA transcription, replication .
2- avoid the immune response (inhibition of type I IFNs ) .
Envelope :
1- attachment . Small role
2- carry the main antigenic epitopes .
1- cop : Alveolar capillary (asterisk) bounded by degenerate, vacuolated type I pulmonary epithelium.
2.1- DPP4 is expressed in type I and II alveolar cells - mainly bronchial epithelium and kidneys
2.2- cop : camels and humans have same receptors but different colonization site .
damage triggers the production of inflammatory mediators, which increase nasal secretion and cause local inflammation and swelling. These responses in turn stimulate sneezing, obstruct the airway, and raise the temperature of the mucosa.
Cop : congested vessels, inf cells ,constriction of the alveolar sacs,
MERS-CoV is able to counteract the early innate immune response. Type I interferon (IFN) is essential in the role in antiviral innate immunity in which MERS - CoV is efficiently able to inhibit the activation of the Type I interferon response.
MERS-CoV inducec T lymphocytes apoptosis after 48 -72 of infection
As you see in this figure which published by The WHO
the confirmed global cases of MERS-CoV since 2012 till now it is mostly localize in SA basically then secondly in republic of Korea
It was reported that the majority of cases (> 85%) reported from Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
additional cases reported in the Arabian Peninsula : from United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Jordan, Kuwait, Yemen, and Lebanon
The second large outbreak has started in republic of Korea in 2015
The other cases reported to World Health Organization from outside the Arabian Peninsula include:
patients with history of recent travel to the Arabian Peninsula
close contacts of patients contracting infection during travel to the Arabian Peninsula
And this explain the reason why it called Middle East Respiratory syndrome
Most people confirmed to have MERS-CoV infection have had severe acute respiratory illness with nonspecific symptoms of:
clinical features of MERS-CoV infection are nonspecific and include fever, cough, myalgia,
Some people also had gastrointestinal symptoms including diarrhea and nausea/vomiting
The disease has high mortality percent
Among the 1,917 laboratory-confirmed cases .
About 684 related deaths of MERS-CoV was confirmed as of February 21, 2017. which is more than 36% out of all cases .
And one of the unique feature of MERS-CoV is Renal failure which may occur in some patient .
older age, presence of comorbidities, and viral load each associated with increased mortality in patients with MERS-CoV
And the comorbidities which may increase the mortality of MERS-CoV is :
Until now there’s no specific treatment for MERS-CoV.
But the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate clinical management should include
supportive care and management of complications
implementation of standard, contact, and airborne precautions
Also combination ribavirin-interferon therapy helps in improvement of some patient state .
Also there’s no vaccination
But the research into potential vaccines for MERS-CoV is in preliminary stages
As similar to any other respiratory disease the prevention for hospitalized patients with MERS-CoV includes the main precautions focus on the communications of the patient with others and it includes:
Wash your hands often with soap .
Use tissue when coughing or sneezing.
Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands.
Avoid personal contact with infected people.
Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces and objects.