JEDDAH — A male nurse is currently in intensive care with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) only two days after getting married, Al-Watan reported Sunday.
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MERS Death Toll Hits 64 as 86-year-old Dies
The Ministry of Health (MoH) said Monday that a man has died of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-coronavirus.
Read MoreHepatitis C is a serious liver disease that can go years without being detected. While some people’s immune system fights the infection and rids the body of the virus, most people who become infected with the Hepatitis C virus develop chronic health problems, including liver damage and liver failure.
Read MoreJEDDAH – At least 102 people have been afflicted with dengue fever in the past four weeks, according to weekly reports issued by the Directorate of Health Affairs.
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Warmer temperatures are causing malaria to spread to higher altitudes, a study suggests.
Researchers have found that people living in the highlands of Africa and South America are at an increased risk of catching the mosquito-borne disease during hotter years.
Read MoreThe death toll from the MERS rose to 62 in the Kingdom after a man succumbed to the disease in Riyadh, health officials said on Thursday.
Read More26 Dengue Fever Cases Detected in Jeddah
Sami Badawood, director of the Directorate of Health Affairs of Jeddah, has confirmed that hospitals in Jeddah have received more than 260 cases of dengue fever in the past month. Speaking to Arab News, he said that more than 50 percent of these cases affected children.
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Read MoreTAIF — A hunt is on for a HIV positive woman who escaped from a public hospital.
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MERS Virus Found in Camels in Qatar, Linked to Human Spread
Scientists have found cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in camels in Qatar, health officials said on Thursday, fueling speculation that camels might be the animal reservoir that allowed the virus to infect and kill humans.
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