Health expert the world warned before the start of the World Cup about “camel flu”respiratory disease caused by a virus Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV)as an infection that can cause problems for the health sector globally.

Months after this warning and just before the end sports competitionthat Australian and British Ministries of Health They asked supporters returning from Qatar to be aware of these symptoms bring disease.

The most common symptoms are fever, cough, shortness of breath and diarrhea. Currently there is no vaccine for MERS, so it is cautioned about its spread It could happen with the return of the fans to their countries.

Remember no vaccinerequested by the Australian Ministry of Health and the UK Health Insurance Agency reduce the risk of contracting disease maintain good hygiene practices.

The other main recommendation is to avoid close contact with camelsavoid consumption raw meat or unprocessed milkspecifically produced by camels

World Health Organization (WHO) explained that MERS is a viral respiratory disease caused by Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS-CoV), was first identified in Saudi Arabia in 2012.

It is estimated that 35% of MERS cases reported by WHO resulted in death. This respiratory disease is a zoonotic virus, ie It is passed from animals to humans.

Although it is a zoonotic virus, person-to-person transmission “is possible and has occurred especially among close contacts and in health care settings. Outside the health care setting, transmission person to person has been restricted.”

OMS not yet established that this disease outbreak constitutes an international public health emergency.

After identifying MERS-CoV in 2012, WHO has received notification of findings of this disease in 27 countries:

Algeria, Austria, Bahrain, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Oman, Netherlands, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United States of America, FlavorUnited Kingdom, Republic of Korea, Islamic Republic of Iran, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey and Yemen.