Earth Watch Report - Biological Hazards
The Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) coronavirus is seen in an
undated transmission electron micrograph from the National Institute for
Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). (Reuters/National Institute
for Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
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| Description |
| Saudi
Arabia says a man has died from a new respiratory virus related to
SARS, bringing to 63 the number of deaths in the kingdom at the center
of the outbreak. The health ministry said on Friday that the latest
victim, a 19-year-old, died in the city of al-Kharj, southeast of
Riyadh, according to a report from the Associated Press news agency. Two
of his sisters are in hospital on suspicion they have been infected
with the virus. The new virus is related to SARS, or severe acute
respiratory syndrome, which killed some 800 people in a global outbreak
in 2003. It belongs to a family of viruses that most often causes the
common cold. |
| Biohazard name: | MERS-COv |
| Biohazard level: | 4/4 Hazardous |
| Biohazard desc.: | Viruses
and bacteria that cause severe to fatal disease in humans, and for
which vaccines or other treatments are not available, such as Bolivian
and Argentine hemorrhagic fevers, H5N1(bird flu), Dengue hemorrhagic
fever, Marburg virus, Ebola virus, hantaviruses, Lassa fever,
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, and other hemorrhagic or unidentified
diseases. When dealing with biological hazards at this level the use of a
Hazmat suit and a self-contained oxygen supply is mandatory. The
entrance and exit of a Level Four biolab will contain multiple showers, a
vacuum room, an ultraviolet light room, autonomous detection system,
and other safety precautions designed to destroy all traces of the
biohazard. Multiple airlocks are employed and are electronically secured
to prevent both doors opening at the same time. All air and water
service going to and coming from a Biosafety Level 4 (P4) lab will
undergo similar decontamination procedures to eliminate the possibility
of an accidental release. |
| Symptoms: | |
| Status: | confirmed |
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