press release Coronavirus in patients diagnosed

(25/03/2013) In a house the Municipal Hospital Munich GmbH is currently a patient
treated, wherein the 23 March an infection has been diagnosed with the corona virus. the
Patient came specially to transport to a medical intensive care in a specialized care
Munich. The disease was the Department of Health and Environment on the same
Days reported. Of the Arab region dating and living there is in man
Hospital in strict isolation in a single room in the ICU treated. for
Population was never a danger of contagion. Worldwide, according to the current
Knowledge, only 16 cases of coronavirus (novel human Betacoronavirus2c EMC/2012)
occurred, while in Germany it is the second became known infection. In both cases,
These it is imported cases of disease. For the first time the virus was in June 2012 at
a man from Saudi Arabia demonstrated. Coronaviruses cause respiratory infections in
Respiratory to mammals and also in birds, ie, it is the primary or
flu-like symptoms. According to current knowledge, from a very small
Infectivity of human assumed to person. According to present knowledge goes
The disease associated with pneumonia and can be transferred to other organs.
Especially in debilitated patients or people with pre-existing conditions one can
severe course take. The contact persons and relatives of the patients are in
Munich advised and monitored medically.  http://www.klinikum-muenchen.de/fileadmin/07-Presseinformationen/2013/coronavirus.pdf