Abstract
Back ground / Objectives: The purpose of this study was to identify problems with infectious diseases on the basis of the spread of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Corona virus (MERS-CoV). Methods/ Statistical Analysis: For this purpose, the data from the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) were coded on the basis of daily briefing. A total of 186 persons were diagnosed with MERS. The duration of MERS outbreak in South Korea was from May 20, 2015 to July 28, 2015, when the cessation of the disease was first announced. Analysis was performed using SPSS for Windows 12.0 Version. Findings: Of the 186 persons diagnosed with MERS, 36 died, 12 were under treatment, and 138 leave hospital. There were 5 super-spreaders: the index case #1, #14, #15, #16, and #76. The five super-spreaders made more than a half of all the MERS patients infected with the disease. An infectious disease can mean a medical disaster. To prevent such a disaster, it is necessary to make thorough personal hygiene management and institutional program reinforcement. Application/Improvements: It is also necessary to develop systematic management systems that involve planning, implementation, restoration, and prevention with the aim of coping with outbreak of a disaster with an infectious disease. Keywords: Disaster, Index Case, Infection, MERS-CoV, Spreading
Highlights
The World Health Organization (WHO)[1] reported that Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is a viral respiratory disease caused by corona virus, which broke out in Saudi Arabia in 2 reported that an unknown type of corona virus was isolated from phlegm for pneumonia and renal failure
This study aimed to identify problems with infectious diseases on the basis of the spread of MERS in South Korea, give information about infection sites, infection channels, and the characteristics of super-spreaders, help make prevention, planning, and management related to very dangerous viruses and maintain a healthy life and improve the quality of life in the presence of other dangerous infectious diseases, and provide basic data that could help develop infectious disease programs
As for the infection stage, both males (40.3%) and females (26.3%) were more likely to be third infection cases
Summary
The World Health Organization (WHO)[1] reported that MERS is a viral respiratory disease caused by corona virus, which broke out in Saudi Arabia in 2 reported that an unknown type of corona virus was isolated from phlegm for pneumonia and renal failure. They indicated that the corona virus was associated with bats. According to CDC5, the index case is a man in his sixties He showed such symptoms as fever and cough after he returned from Bahrain on May 4, 2015.
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