Children are less likely to contract the Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), according to Dr. Mohammed Al-Shehri, a communicable diseases consultant. ?However, we should take appropriate precautions because children very often contract cold and flu, whose symptoms are similar in many ways to the symptoms of MERS-CoV,? he said responding to online callers at the National Center for Health Communication and Awareness at the Ministry of Health on Sunday. ?The family should educate their children on self-hygiene and good nutrition, as well as make them familiar with the instruction of the ministry shown in its portal on how infections can be prevented,? he said. ?Also, school should update the children about proper hygiene and good nutrition at home, avoid sick people, and teach them the sound ways of sneezing and coughing by using tissues as well as hand washing with water or antiseptics,? he added.
02-24-2015, 01:15 PM
‘Children less susceptible to MERS infection’
Children are less likely to contract the Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), according to Dr. Mohammed Al-Shehri, a communicable diseases consultant. ?However, we should take appropriate precautions because children very often contract cold and flu, whose symptoms are similar in many ways to the symptoms of MERS-CoV,? he said responding to online callers at the National Center for Health Communication and Awareness at the Ministry of Health on Sunday. ?The family should educate their children on self-hygiene and good nutrition, as well as make them familiar with the instruction of the ministry shown in its portal on how infections can be prevented,? he said. ?Also, school should update the children about proper hygiene and good nutrition at home, avoid sick people, and teach them the sound ways of sneezing and coughing by using tissues as well as hand washing with water or antiseptics,? he added.
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