New Delhi: Following the rise in the number of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) cases in South Korea, medical experts here have advised the government to quarantine incoming travellers from Korea in order to prevent the breakout of the disease in India.
They have said that MERS was almost 70 times severe than swine flu or any other respiratory disease and caused respiratory failure, organ failure, especially of the kidneys, and septic shock shortly after a patient was inflicted with MERS.
"By setting up quarantine, the spread of the disease in India can be stopped. This disease not only causes respiratory failure within a short period but can also turn fatal due to no proper treatment," Amit Dhamija, consultant in chest medicine at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi told IANS.
South Korea has reported 165 confirmed MERS cases, while 23 people have succumbed to the disease. Also, 6,729 people are in quarantine after they were suspected to be infected with the deadly disease.
18/06/15 PTI/Zee News
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They have said that MERS was almost 70 times severe than swine flu or any other respiratory disease and caused respiratory failure, organ failure, especially of the kidneys, and septic shock shortly after a patient was inflicted with MERS.
"By setting up quarantine, the spread of the disease in India can be stopped. This disease not only causes respiratory failure within a short period but can also turn fatal due to no proper treatment," Amit Dhamija, consultant in chest medicine at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi told IANS.
South Korea has reported 165 confirmed MERS cases, while 23 people have succumbed to the disease. Also, 6,729 people are in quarantine after they were suspected to be infected with the deadly disease.
18/06/15 PTI/Zee News
