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Monday, May 6, 2013

Corona has a three-gene mutations suggesting a shift in the virus

43% of injuries «Corona» Global in Saudi
ميمش يستعرض للصحفيين أمس، جهود وزارة الصحة في مواجهة كورونا (تصوير: رشيد الشارخ)
ميمش يستعرض للصحفيين أمس، جهود وزارة الصحة في مواجهة كورونا (تصوير: رشيد 
Retained the Kingdom of the lion's share in the number of cases of injury and death virus Coruna in the world, at a time in which it proclaimed the World Health Organization for sure injury and the death of 30 cases in the world, announced the Ministry of Health in the Kingdom been confirmed 13 cases, all in the province of Al-Ahsa in the Eastern Province, according to the Under Secretary for Public Health Dr. Ziad Mamish.
According to data from the World Health Organization, 16 deaths occurred worldwide as a result of infection with Corona mysterious, according to statistics of the Ministry of Health in Saudi died 7 persons of the total cases, equivalent to 43% of deaths in the world, is that the Ministry of Health considered that the spread of HIV Corona Kingdom limited.
Five cases are subject to scrutiny of contacts with families that their condition diagnosed in Al-Ahsa.

Medical team

And an integrated ministry sent a team to support the eastern region and hospital examination and review all existing cases in the province, where it was discovered that the infected cases are all linked to a single hospital.
According to Undersecretary of the Ministry of Public Health Health Dr. Ziad ميمش, the infected cases were treated with or in contact with people who were in the same hospital.

Variable virus

The ميمش in remarks on the sidelines of a press conference held yesterday, to clarify the situation of the spread of HIV Corona, that the ministry studied the virus and found that variable and has a three-gene mutations, suggesting that there is a shift in the virus and Obaúath and transmission and symptoms.
He ruled Mamish be Kingdom to come on the stage of the disease in epidemic seasons of Hajj and Umrah, said in a statement to Asharq »The injury limited and there is nothing to worry about also denied the rumors on social networking sites for increasing numbers of patients.

In answer to a question to Asharq »» whether to rain a role in the transmission of the disease said, we do not know but the short duration of the disease and a small number of people, then that influenza affects 250,000 people in America in a year. The first recorded case of the disease in June of 2012 and then was the discovery of the new virus in September of 2012, and so far have been diagnosed with the disease in 30 cases in the world and included cases of some countries such as Qatar and the UAE, Jordan and Britain, and The Ministry of Health in the Kingdom of the current status of virus Koruna .

Among Mamish that viruses are different from viruses previous result of friction between humans and animals are larger than the previous biggest example of virus (h7n9) made in China and that the number of cases of infection to 150 cases and deaths 30 cases of this virus has been known in the past that the Aasab human but infect Animal However, in China there is no clarity animals even with the injury examined and this change did not exist in the past, pointing out that the changes that occur to get viruses every ten years, and thereby changing its symptoms and how to deal with him. The corona virus is a group of viruses causing respiratory diseases and symptoms are very similar to flu symptoms and as this new style of Koruna Many disease information for is not documented and is fixed in scientific terms.

Connect with scientific bodies

The Deputy Minister of Health for Health Affairs, Dr. Mansour Hawasi during the press conference that the ministry since the beginning discovered for the first condition virus Koruna keen to work systematic and scientific studied, and through communication with the scientific bodies and specialists in the world and in the Kingdom, is also keen ministry always be a decision stems from a scientific perspective is through specialized scientific committees locally and internationally.

Novelty disease

For its part, indicated infection control director and associate professor at King Saud University in the National Guard d. Hanan Balkhi, that the development of virus Koruna and identify its causes at the moment is still too early and can not determine the time to increase the infection, because the virus itself Newbie and novelty and information about it is insufficient, pointing out that scientific studies to detect the causes of the disease and its nature may need two to three detectors the fact that this virus.

Limited cases

In the same context, explained consultant infectious diseases, the Ministry of Defence Medical Services Dr. Ali Al-Barrak that the infected cases are very limited and confined to one place, which is under the control is not cause for concern about it at the moment, noting that those who are most susceptible to this virus are people who have a history satisfactory for some chronic diseases Kalozmat the chest and kidney failure and others, pointing out that there is not yet a vaccine specific to the virus in the world.
She advisory infectious diseases in children at King Saud University Dr. Sarah Subaie the university has extensive experience in the field of studies and research that there is cooperation between the university and the ministry through the department of infectious diseases and the Department of viruses and infection control department.

Seniors injury

For his part, said consultant infectious diseases in adults from Saudi Aramco, Dr. Jafar Al Tawfiq that all cases that have been recorded in Al-Ahsa has various health problems and chronic diseases, and that the average age of patients more than 50 years.

Awareness programs

For his part, the Director of the School Health Advisory children Dr Sulaiman Monthly, that there is cooperation and coordination continuing between the ministries of health and education in the field of awareness programs related to diseases, especially infectious them and are prepared awareness programs for students in schools.
The consultant said the family and community medicine at the Security Forces Hospital Dr. Saud Al Hassan said that a new virus is known from previous studies and research still performed it to find the ways and reasons for moving and the nature of dealing with him and tackle him.

Middle monitors 'Corona' in Al-Ahsa .. Muhaisin went to dialysis and no longer .. Abdullah Sheikh treated him since
Dammam - Fatima Al Dubies

He did not know Mr. Abdullah Muhaisin, he would be killed because of his corona virus infection, which moved him from the hospital, which is being Gusala كلويا periodically in Al-Ahsa. Muhaisin went as usual to the hospital treating him in Al-Ahsa last Wednesday for dialysis, and he had finished and was discharged from hospital until the hair by a rise in temperature, فقصد the hospital again, it was unable to control his فحولته to a hospital Aramco in Dhahran, which was diagnosed and revealed that infected with Corona, and he stayed until he passed away last Sunday after he fell into a coma in full, according to one of his relatives.
Al «East» that the Ministry of Health took samples from all his relatives after testing and death Muhaisin HIV 'Corona' as a precautionary measure for not injuring one of them.

Were not the death of Muhaisin is the only one in Al-Ahsa, it was his right to a number of other deaths, managed «East» to interview some of their relatives, in the same day of the death Muhaisin died Mrs. Mariam Ali after her symptoms of disease «Corona» and said «Middle» Abdullah Ismail « husband's brother Ali »that Ms. transfer to the hospital after her sense of a rise in temperature and pain in the stomach, but she was in good condition and able to walk, was the work of a preliminary examination as soon as they enter the hospital.

He added that the doctor treated requested action planning for the heart to make sure نبضاته, and introduced into a room where four women patients, but that he heard the screams of the doctor and request ambulance, and did not know that the wife of his brother, so I told him the doctor that her heart stops pulse, and tried to Asaaffha then transferred to the Hospital Algeloa which is the other could not save them.

And enables hospital Aramco control of the third case by a novel infected Hussein al-Sheikh, where improved his condition since he was hospitalized before 7 days, but asked the hospital survival for another week to confirm his safety, said his brother Hisham Sheikh that his brother felt symptoms of heat and pain in the stomach, and then taken to the hospital, which gave him the necessary antibiotics until his condition improved.

Another person died last week b «Corona» after it has been transferred to a hospital Aramco.
With complained Naji Haddad allowed to visit his brother suspected wound continuously without warning or prevent the visit, explaining that his brother lying in King Fahd Hospital in Al-Ahsa a week ago because he felt fever and stomach pain, shortness of breath, and since the first day he found him in the same room person Another was infected with the same symptoms and died on the same day, his brother stayed in the same room visit did not prevent him, but he put two days ago with a suspected of having the same disease in one room, stressing that his brother suffers from mental retardation.
The brother of Abdullah Al-Sheikh citizen who lay in Al-Ahsa General Hospital, the disease moved to his brother a year ago, and even now his condition did not improve, and does not know what the complications that occurred to him.

And between the young father of the deceased Mukhtar Amir Ghanem, that the state of his son began to slightly higher temperature, then بإغماء, and then transferred to the hospital who Pttabiba, but the continuation of fainting led to a transfer by ambulance to a hospital Jaffer government, which referred also to the King Fahd Hospital, and continued treatment for three days, but after استيقاظه of fainting and improved his condition on the second day, then relapsed on the third day that he passed away last Thursday, adding that the symptoms are the symptoms of «Corona», but there is no report proves that he had died of this disease.

And continued east with a suspected virus, named Zaki Moaibed, who seek treatment currently in King Fahd Hospital in Al-Ahsa, and stated that he was transferred yesterday after a high temperature and inflammation of the chest, and said that he seek treatment at the hospital yesterday, but the temperature did not fall below 40 degrees, was be given nutritious food and medicine which is used in the normal case, assured Moaibed that put in the hospital with another patient who is also a suspect wound.

.. وحسين الشيخ يرقد في مستشفى أرامكو (الشرق)
 Hussein al-Sheikh lying in hospital Aramco middle
جاسم الشداد في مستشفى الملك فهد
 Jassim repayment at King Fahd Hospital
زكي المعيبد في مستشفى الملك فهد في الأحساء

Abdullah Sheikh lying in a hospital in Al-Ahsa (East)

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