Today,I've done a presentation for students about most important health issue in our community,that is called Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus(MERS-CoV).

1. Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus
(MERS-CoV)-Important Public Health Threat
LEYLA RASHIDLI
Jeddah International Turkish School, Grade 11/D(FLDC/YD)

2. INTRODUCTION
• Communicable diseases are leading cause of morbidity
and mortality around the world
• Whenever a new virus associated with an acute
respiratory illness emerges, medical authorities around
the world are put on high alert and vigilance
• The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus
(MERS-CoV) is a new coronavirus that has not been seen
in humans before and has occurred only in residents of
or travellers to certain Middle East countries.

3. How it started?
• In September 2012, a novel coronavirus (later called
MERS-CoV) was isolated from a patient in Saudi Arabia
who had died of an acute respiratory illness and renal
failure.
• Since September 2012, 180 confirmed infections with
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERSCoV) have been reported to the World Health
Organization, including 77 deaths.
• MERS-CoV is a new infection and there are many gaps in
our knowledge that will inevitably take time to fill in.

4. What is the source of MERS-CoV?
• It is not known for certain where the virus came
from, however, it likely came from an animal
source.
• In addition to humans, MERS-CoV has been found
in camels in Qatar and a bat in Saudi Arabia.
• However, we don’t know whether camels are the
source of the virus.
• More information is needed to identify the possible
role that camels, bats, and other animals may play
in the transmission of MERS-CoV.

5. Transmission of MERS-Cov

6. Transmission
• MERS-CoV does not spread
easily from person to person.
• In the cases where it has
appeared to have spread
between people, those cases
involved close contacts:
family members, co-workers,
fellow patients and
healthcare workers.

7. What is the current situation?
• 180 confirmed infections with MERS-CoV have
been reported to the World Health
Organization, including 77 deaths.
• All the cases have been linked to six countries
in or near the Arabian Peninsula.
• This virus has spread from ill people to others
through close contact.

9. Survival of Coronaviruses
Coronaviruses are fairly fragile, surviving
outside the body for only about 24 hours;
They are easily destroyed by detergents and
cleaning agents;
Cleaning environmental surfaces with water
and detergent and applying commonly used
disinfectants (such as hypochlorite) is an
effective and sufficient procedure.
• Ian Jones; New Coronavirus, The Guardian, 13 May, 2013
• WHO Infection prevention and control during health care for probable or confirmed
cases of novel coronavirus (nCoV) infection. Interim guidance - 6 May 2013

10. WHAT ARE THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS?
http://www.moh.gov.sa/en/CoronaNew/PublicationsAwareness/Pages/003.aspx

12. TIPS FOR EVERYONE
http://www.moh.gov.sa/en/CoronaNew/PublicationsAwareness/Pages/003.aspx

13. TIPS FOR EVERYONE
http://www.moh.gov.sa/en/CoronaNew/PublicationsAwareness/Pages/003.aspx

14. TIPS FOR EVERYONE
http://www.moh.gov.sa/en/CoronaNew/PublicationsAwareness/Pages/003.aspx

15. TAKE HOME MESSAGE
• There is no a sustained spread of infection in
communities , however, the situation is still evolving.
• Experts do not have enough information on
the virus to make specific treatment
recommendations or to develop vaccine
• Don’t panic! Get informed. Be prepared.
• Compliance with mentioned preventive measures
is only protective approach of population to
avoid MERS-CoV

16. Thank you!