PARIS, France (AFP) — A single patient infected 82 people with the deadly MERS virus in an overcrowded South Korean emergency room in 2015, according to a scientific investigation released Saturday. The study, published in the medical journal The Lancet, maps a lethal outbreak of Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in South Korea that caused 186 known infections in all, including nearly 40 fatalities. The case is the most prolific transmission of MERS virus from one […]
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Blood test may help prevent overuse of antibiotics
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — An inexpensive blood test could one day tell doctors whether an infection is caused by a virus or a bacteria, and help prevent unwarranted prescribing of antibiotics, researchers said Wednesday. The diagnostic test, described in the peer-reviewed journal Science Translational Medicine, is being developed by the Stanford University School of Medicine in California. “A lot of times you can’t really tell what kind of infection someone has,” said lead author […]
Known cases of MERS-Corona virus reach 339
The number of confirmed cases of persons afflicted with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome – Corona virus in Saudi Arabia has reached 339, with 26 cases added during the weekend. At least 102 are confirmed dead because of the virus and Saudi Arabia is now asking the World Health Organization for help.
