Posted on 05/21/2014 7:24:27 PM PDT by wtd
OT: VDH Monitoring "Several" Possible MERS Cases in Virginia
Virginia Department of Health officials are investigating, after "several" suspected cases of MERS appeared in Virginia.
VDH is monitoring "several" Virginia citizens who were on airplanes and came into contact with people who were sick with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), according to Dr. Laurie Forlano, Deputy State Epidemiologist with the Virginia Department of Health.
Although VDH officials are investigating, no cases of MERS have been confirmed in any part of the state.
So far, there have been three confirmed cases of MERS within the United States: one in Orlando, Florida, one in Illinois and the other in Indiana.
600 people have contracted the illness internationally; there have been 175 MERS-related deaths worldwide.
Symptoms of MERS include fever, coughing and shortness of breath; according to the Center for Disease Control, not all of those infected with the virus become ill.
There is no vaccine or cure for MERS at this time.
Stay with ABC 8news on air and online for updates to this developing story.
There are a lot of sick people in nursing homes, that have breathings issues, that MERS would be deadly to. DUMB AND DUMBER!
DO NOT TOUCH READING MATERIAL IN A DOCTORS OFFICE or Hospital, IT CONTAINS GERMS AND VIRUSES FROM THE LAST PERSON WHO USED IT, MANY LAST ON THE SURFACE FOR DAYS. DITTO GOES FOR WHERE YOU SET YOUR PURSE OR COMPUTER CASE. MOVE IF THE PERSON NEXT TO YOU IS COUGHING! They should be wearing a mask! And should be to to do so by the person behind the desk, and have them on hand to provide it.
I have thought about wearing gloves!!!
I love it when the doctor uses the same stethoscope from patient to patient, you would thing they’d invent germ/virus covers for it....germ/virus carrier deluxe. Same goes for the BP machine, especially if it is done by the same machine for all patients. Not room by room.
You’re Welcome, Alamo-Girl!
Couldn’t find this under a quick search for MERS.
16 being monitored for MERS in Los Angeles (flew with Florida MERS patient)
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/05/22/16-being-monitored-in-la-county-for-possible-exposure-to-deadly-mers/
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