Preferred Name |
Middle East respiratory syndrome |
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Synonyms |
MERS |
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Definitions |
A rare infectious disease caused by Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS‐CoV) and characterized by a spectrum of illness, ranging from mild upper respiratory symptoms to rapidly progressive lower respiratory infection/pneumonia potentially leading to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), multi-system organ failure, and death. Presenting signs and symptoms typically include fever, cough, shortness of breath, chills, dyspnea, myalgia, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. |
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ID |
http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_576074 |
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alternative_term |
MERS |
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definition |
A rare infectious disease caused by Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS‐CoV) and characterized by a spectrum of illness, ranging from mild upper respiratory symptoms to rapidly progressive lower respiratory infection/pneumonia potentially leading to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), multi-system organ failure, and death. Presenting signs and symptoms typically include fever, cough, shortness of breath, chills, dyspnea, myalgia, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. |
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definition_citation |
Orphanet |
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expertlink |
https://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/OC_Exp.php?lng=en&Expert=576074 |
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hasDbXref |
ICD-11:1D64 ICD-10:B34.2 ICD-11:XN3BD UMLS:C3694279 MeSH:D065207 MedDRA:10075271 |
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label |
Middle East respiratory syndrome |
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notation |
ORPHA:576074 |
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part_of | ||
prefixIRI |
ORDO:Orphanet_576074 |
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prefLabel |
Middle East respiratory syndrome |
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