Middle East respiratory syndrome

Also known as: MERS

Severe respiratory illness from MERS-CoV.

Medical specialty: Infectious Disease
Subspecialty: Infectious disease / Viral infections
Sex & age distribution: Male: affected, male predominance; Female: affected; Children: rare
Gene(s) involved: DPP4

Etiology & mechanism

Camel-associated coronavirus infection.

Gene(s) involved (1)

DPP4

Symptoms & signs (5)

coughdiarrheadyspneafeverrenal failure

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