The patient, a man of 65, in February contracted the disease in the UAE but it remains unclear. However, it is believed that after visiting a sick animal market, it seems that the camels and dromedaries can spread the virus and these, in turn, infected bats.

Therefore health authorities especially recommended for those visiting the Arabian Peninsula, to avoid contact with camels and products that come from these species.

Although the pathogen spread to other European countries, only in Asia and in particular the Republic of Korea , a growing number of cases, 19 in the country, over 150 affected and hundreds of people in surveillance reports.

MERS belongs to the family of coronaviruses and was first identified in 2012 in Saudi Arabia.

Its symptoms are very similar to those of a common cold, fever, cough, malaise and gastrointestinal problems.

However, it can lead to pneumonia,respiratory failure, renal failure, multiple organ and finally death. It has a mortality rate of between 30 and 40 percent.

So far, no effective treatment or vaccine is known.