Showing posts with label what is mers-cov. Show all posts
Showing posts with label what is mers-cov. Show all posts

Friday, February 13, 2015

MERS-CoV in San Pedro Laguna - Read and Be informed

Any contagious virus that has no cure and will eventually kill will definitely make people panic. An OFW nurse who flew back from Saudi Arabia has been diagnosed to carry such disease and admitted here in San Pedro. Right now, hundreds of people from Pacita to San Pedro Laguna, as well as the nearby towns are greatly concerned about the news that the virus is in our area now. 
Picture taken from 
scoopnest.com
I am from San Pedro. I have a baby nephew. I am concerned. I am worried!

A screenshot of the text message from a nurse state it so. The text message sounded quite
Picture taken from
ofwkuwait.net
alarming which makes people like us (with less or no clue about what the virus is) panic immediately. On top of that, news from the media announced that DOH had confirmed that 11 patients are showing MERS-CoV symptoms. These 11 out of the 56 are the people that that Filipina nurse have come in contact with. 

Medical masks are almost sold out too.

So I did a little research about what and how MERS-CoV spreads and how to atleast protect yourself and your family from it. I got this info from cdc.gov. There's a lot to know about Coronavirus but below are the FAQ's I've chosen.