MERS Virus Update: Number Of Deaths Rise in Saudi Arabia, Arm Yourself With These Facts

MERS Virus update leaves the public with the knowledge that the victims of the virus are rising since it killed a man in Saudi Arabia. There has been no official confirmation as to the exact origin of the virus, but reports on the MERS Virus update say that its origins may be linked to camels.

Now, a MERS virus update report reveals that the deadly virus has already claimed the lives of 68 Saudi Arabians, and now with the death toll rising, the virus is causing panic among health workers.

A MERS virus update by the Saudi Arabia health ministry announced that a foreigner has died of the MERS virus in their country Saturday. Following the foreigners death are eight others, five of which includes health workers, also previously infected with the MERS virus.

MERS virus update reports have not yet confirmed the nationality of the 45-year-old man. However, AFP reports that the unidentified man died in the city of Jeddah. The middle-aged man's death puts in total 68 the fatalities the MERS virus has brought on the people currently in Saudi Arabia. This fatality count has made the country the one most affected by the virus.

The world was first exposed to MERS, or the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome virus in the year 2012. The virus originally came from Saudi Arabia, and current evidence suggests that only six Middle Eastern countries have been reported spots of origination for the virus. The virus reportedly causes coughing, fever and pneumonia.

A MERS virus update reports that it is related to, but more deadly than the SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) virus. Though the MERS virus' origins are yet to be officially known, discovered in a February study that camels may have a a role to play in spreading MERS.

A MERS virus update reports say that due to the virus' close relations with SARS, which erupted in 2003, the worldwide health and scientific communities are constantly monitoring the progression of the sickness. The international medical community is disturbed by what the prospects of this virus, especially considering its current surge in Middle Eastern countries.

On Friday, the World Health Organization said Friday that it is in knowledge of 212 confirmed cases of MERS. 88, or approximately 42% of which patients have died.

A MERS virus update from WHO reported that from April 2 to April 6, there have been 15 confirmed cases of MERS infections from Saudi Arabia alone. On April 13, still in Saudi, more particularly in its capital Jeddah, 12 cases of MERS were discovered, while another three cases were reported in the Saudi capital of Riyadh.

It was only last Wednesday that a hospital in Jeddah has taken strict measures to prevent further spread of the virus. A MERS virus update reports that the situation of the King Fahd hospital in Jeddah became so dire that it decided to close its ER to decontaminate the facility.

MERS virus update reports that according to a Dr. Ian M. Mackay, an Australian epidemiologist who has been tracking the virus, the virus does not spread easily however. "As far as we know, MERS-CoV does not spread easily from person-to-person, so these clusters suggest a breakdown in infection prevention and control."Meanwhile, the Middle Eastern health authorities have assured the public that there is no need for real concern, and implores the public to stay firm and positive in their health to fight sickness.