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MERS (Middle East respiratory syndrome)

Italian translation: MERS (sindrome respiratoria mediorientale)

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English term or phrase:MERS (Middle East respiratory syndrome)
Italian translation:MERS (sindrome respiratoria mediorientale)
Entered by: Sara Tecco

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08:20 Feb 14, 2021
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English term or phrase: MERS (Middle East respiratory syndrome)
Definition from Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
A serious viral respiratory illness that is marked by fever, cough, and shortness of breath and that may often progress to severe pneumonia with acute respiratory distress syndrome and organ failure.

Example sentence(s):
  • Overall, more than 20 countries worldwide have reported cases of MERS. American Lung Association
  • The virus that causes Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) has been found in bats in Saudi Arabia, suggesting a potential origin for the disease, according to a new study. Live Science
  • The virus, which causes Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), is a newly emerged betacoronavirus that was first identified in a patient from Saudi Arabia in April 2012. Wikipedia
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MERS (sindrome respiratoria mediorientale)
Definition:
Malattia acuta, causata da un virus appartenente al genere Coronavirus, simile all'agente eziologico responsabile della sindrome respiratoria acuta grave (SARS). Trasmesso all'uomo da dromedari e cammelli, il virus provoca sintomi, che compaiono nei 5-14 giorni successivi al contagio, costituiti da febbre, tosse, brividi e dolori muscolari, e in un terzo dei casi da diarrea, vomito e dolore addominale; nei casi più gravi può svilupparsi polmonite e insufficienza respiratoria, con un tasso di mortalità pari a circa un terzo degli individui colpiti.
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MERS (sindrome respiratoria mediorientale)


Definition from Treccani:
Malattia acuta, causata da un virus appartenente al genere Coronavirus, simile all'agente eziologico responsabile della sindrome respiratoria acuta grave (SARS). Trasmesso all'uomo da dromedari e cammelli, il virus provoca sintomi, che compaiono nei 5-14 giorni successivi al contagio, costituiti da febbre, tosse, brividi e dolori muscolari, e in un terzo dei casi da diarrea, vomito e dolore addominale; nei casi più gravi può svilupparsi polmonite e insufficienza respiratoria, con un tasso di mortalità pari a circa un terzo degli individui colpiti.

Example sentence(s):
  • Per formulare la diagnosi di MERS, i medici prelevano un campione di liquidi corporei da differenti punti delle vie aeree in momenti diversi e lo analizzano alla ricerca del virus. - Manuale MSD  
  • La Sindrome Respiratoria medio-orientale (Mers-CoV - Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection) è una malattia infettiva acuta causata da un virus zoonotico che può, cioè, essere trasmesso dagli animali (in questo caso i dromedari) alle persone. - Ministero della Salute  
  • I coronavirus (CoV) sono un’ampia famiglia di virus respiratori che possono causare malattie da lievi a moderate, dal comune raffreddore a sindromi respiratorie come la MERS (sindrome respiratoria mediorientale, Middle East respiratory syndrome) e la SARS (sindrome respiratoria acuta grave, Severe acute respiratory syndrome). Sono chiamati così per le punte a forma di corona che sono presenti sulla loro superficie. - Istituto Superiore di Sanità  
Sara Tecco
France
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