MERS: WHO Warns of Threat to Haj Pilgrims

• Millions of pilgrimage travel to Haj creating awareness of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) is very important, WHO World Health Organisation.
• Out of 701 cases 249 people have dies of MERS that is recorded by the WHO.
• Dr Keiji Fukuda, whose assistant director-general told this is cause of people mingling in hospitals even before the diagnosis and isolation of the patient.
• Basic measure for MERG is to keep the hand clean the most useful precaution and particularly people with preexisting ailments.
• The big question is the virus much more transmissible person to person?
• Read at: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sci-tech-and-agri/mers-who-warns-of-threat-to-haj-pilgrims/article6128303.ece

Exams Perspective:

1. Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)
2. WHO