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Wednesday 26 September 2012

SARS-type trojan prompts PHL advisory for Pinoys in Saudi Arabia, Qatar.

Filipinos in Saudi Arabia and Qatar and those who're planning to go there happen to be warned of a new virus a lot like one causing Severe Acute Asthmatic Syndrome.

Doctors at the Ninoy Aquino International airport Quarantine section issued an advisory in September 25 to spread awareness about the virus, a medical official at the NAIA said.

The advisory came after reports in the World Health Organization (WHO) about the discovery of a SARS-type flu strain in britain.

SARS is a severe respiratory illness that is caused by a coronavirus (species Severe acute respiratory syndrome virus on the genus Coronavirus), is transmitted especially by hitting the ground with infectious material (as respiratory tiny droplets or body fluids), and is seen as an fever, headache, body aches, the dry cough, hypoxia, and generally pneumonia.

A reuters report said SARS appeared in China in 2002 and infected greater than 8, 000 people around the world, killing around 800 of them before being brought manageable.

Doctor Ali Salvador Agama in the NAIA Terminal 1 Quarantine part told GMA News Online on Wednesday that this virus is still not thoroughly identified.

“Right now, we are unable to define its specific characteristics, ” this individual said, adding that symptoms resemble SARS' with "other arising complications. "

“Symptoms include difficulty in breathing exactly like with SARS' but what’s peculiar now could be that we have observed kidney problems in the infected people, ” he mentioned.

To prevent contracting the ailment, he advised people especially offshore Filipino workers in Saudi Arabia and Qatar to:

Wash the hands regularly
Boost their body's defence mechanism through a good diet
Cover their mouths if they cough or sneeze


The estimated variety of Filipinos in Qatar and Saudi Arabia based on data from the Commission regarding Overseas Filipinos are:

Qatar -- 305, 331
Saudi Arabia -- 1, 512, 539


Most recent case

The latest victim on the virus is a 49-year old Qatari man who was first diagnosed to have severe respiratory syndrome.

According an update on the WHO site, the condition ended up being discovered on September 22, while the man was in britain.

It said the man exhibited symptoms on September 3. Further background investigation showed he'd traveled to Saudi Arabia. He was admitted in the intensive care unit at the hospital in Doha, Qatar in September 7, and was utilized in the UK via air ambulance in September 11.

Identity match 99. 5%

At the same time, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) in great britan did laboratory tests confirming there were a novel coronavirus present in the man’s body.

The WHO report said doctors discovered a 99. 5-percent compatibility with the sample from the Qatari man to your previous sample from a 60-year-old Saudi man who died earlier this coming year.

Even with the 99. 5% complement, the novel coronavirus is reported to be ‘very different’ from SARS based on the WHO report.

The WHO, on the other hand, is currently doing its best to characterize the novel coronavirus having its six regions coordinating to immediately react to any future cases.




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