UNB, Dhaka :
The first-ever case of MERS infection was detected in Bangladesh on Sunday. The Institute of the Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) diagnosed a Bangladeshi expatriate living in the US with MERS corona virus
The 53-year-old Bangladeshi returned home from New York via Abdu Dhabi airport last week. He was admitted to the hospital with syndromes of fever, cough and respiratory problems.
The National Rapid Response Team of the
IEDCR kept those who came in close contact with the patient under observation, said a Directorate General of Health Services release. Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is viral respiratory illness first reported in Saudi Arabia in 2012. It is caused by a corona virus
Most people with MERS-CoV infection developed severe acute respiratory illness. They have fever, cough and shortness of breath. About 30 percent of people having MERS-CoV infection die.
The first-ever case of MERS infection was detected in Bangladesh on Sunday. The Institute of the Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) diagnosed a Bangladeshi expatriate living in the US with MERS corona virus
The 53-year-old Bangladeshi returned home from New York via Abdu Dhabi airport last week. He was admitted to the hospital with syndromes of fever, cough and respiratory problems.
The National Rapid Response Team of the
IEDCR kept those who came in close contact with the patient under observation, said a Directorate General of Health Services release. Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is viral respiratory illness first reported in Saudi Arabia in 2012. It is caused by a corona virus
Most people with MERS-CoV infection developed severe acute respiratory illness. They have fever, cough and shortness of breath. About 30 percent of people having MERS-CoV infection die.
