WHO confirms SARS virus such as death in Saudi Arabia

The World Health Organization says.The UN agency A SARS virus such as that hit in Britain and the Middle East and announced a new victim in Saudi Arabia, bringing the death toll of global mysterious disease to nine, and Saudi Arabia: Geneva informed the Ministry of Health that the old man 39 years old, which appeared symptoms on 24 February and was hospitalized four days later, died on March 2. "Preliminary investigations indicate that the patient has no contact with the reported cases in the past," said WHO in a statement. "Other possible exposure is under investigation." Novel coronavirus - known in terms of health and Nchov - was detected for the first time in the middle of last year.Including the latest victim, a total of 15 cases have now been reported.The 9 were collected dead in Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Britain. In Britain, influenced by family, one of the members who visited the Middle East and Tuesday Pakistan.On WHO calls again its Member States to remain vigilant for cases of acute respiratory infections and severe carefully review any unusual patterns. Koruna cause colds and pneumonia most commonly, but also to blame for unusual circumstances such as severe acute respiratory syndrome, known as short SARS epidemic in SARS.A killed more than 800 people when swept from China in 2003, which led to major international health virus new but scare.The is different from SARS, especially in that it causes rapid kidney failure.