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Start free with EleplanMiddle East respiratory syndrome
ORPHA:576074Disease
Also called MERS
What it is
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.
Key facts
- Prevalence
- <1 / 1 000 000
- Age of onset
- All ages
- Inheritance
- Not applicable
- Classified as
- Disease
Prevalence figures describe populations, not individuals, and are often estimates from a single study. Where the figure is an incidence or a birth prevalence, it says so.
ICD-10 codes
Cross-references
Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.
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