http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/02/26/172998379/scientists-sift-for-clues-on-sars-like-virus
Posted by Rob LW
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Patient Dies From Coronavirus In Birmingham
Patient Dies From Coronavirus In Birmingham
The man, who was already undergoing treatment for a "long-term complex unrelated health condition" before contracting the so-called novel coronavirus, passed away on Sunday morning in the hospital's critical care unit, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust said.
He is the sixth person to die from the illness worldwide.
The victim had problems with his immune system and is believed to have contracted the coronavirus from a relative who is being treated for the condition in a Manchester hospital. It was the first case of human-to-human transition of the virus in the UK.
He was one of three people in the same family with the virus, which appeared to have been caught by one of the family members during a recent visit to the Middle East and Pakistan.
Sky News Health Correspondent Thomas Moore described coronavirus as "a family of viruses - at one end it is a relatively mild diseases which causes the common cold, but it also causes diseases such as Sars, which is that really nasty respiratory disease that broke out in the Far East a few years back."
"This seems to be much the same kind of serious lung disease, with breathing difficulties, fever and so on," he said.
Moore warned that doctors were "concerned". He added: "At the moment its origins seem to be largely in the Arabian peninsular and surrounding countries but the fact that it has come back to the UK and spread not only to the man who has died but also another relative in the family, who is in a mild condition and being treated at home with antibiotics and being told not to see other people, (is concerning)."
The Health Protection Agency has said the UK population in general is not at risk from the virus at the moment.
A total of 12 cases of the virus have so far been reported to the World Health Organisation with five previous fatalities - three in Saudi Arabia and two in Jordan.
Sunday 17 February 2013
Flu declines in the USA , but increase in EU
· Epidemiological update:http://www.who.int/influenza/surveillance_monitoring/updates/latest_update_GIP_surveillance/
· Virological update:
http://www.who.int/influenza/gisrs_laboratory/updates/summaryreport
Cheers
Rob
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Third Family Member Contracts Sars-Like Virus
Third Family Member Contracts Sars-Like Virus
On Monday, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) said one person who had recently travelled to the Middle East and Pakistan was being treated in an intensive care unit at a Manchester hospital after becoming infected with a new type of coronavirus.
On Wednesday, a relative of the patient who had no recent travel history became infected and now the HPA has said a third person, who has also not travelled recently, is infected.
But the HPA said the risk associated with novel coronavirus to the UK population remained low.
The newest patient is recovering from a mild respiratory illness and is currently well. This latest case brings the total number of confirmed cases globally to 12.
The second family member has an existing medical condition that might have made them more susceptible to respiratory infections, the HPA has said.
Professor John Watson, head of the respiratory diseases department at the HPA, said: "Although this (third) patient had a mild form of respiratory illness, as a precaution the HPA is advising that the patient self-isolate and limit contact with non-household members.
"Follow up of other household members and contacts of this case is currently under way.
"Although this case appears to be due to person-to-person transmission, the risk of infection in contacts in most circumstances is still considered to be low."
Last year British health officials identified another case of the novel coronavirus.
A 49-year-old Qatari man was treated at St Thomas' Hospital in London after becoming infected.
Five patients have died as a result of the infectious disease, none in the UK.
Infected patients have presented with serious respiratory illness with fever, cough, shortness of breath and breathing difficulties.
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