Officials also said the risk of contracting MERS is "negligible" for tourists coming to Central Florida. Health-care workers are most likely to contract MERS.
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The 44-year-old man, who was visiting from Saudi Arabia, is the second U.S. patient with the potentially deadly respiratory virus. MERS -- or Middle East Respiratory Syndrome -- has infected more than 500 people worldwide and killed 114.
The patient, who works in a Saudi Arabia hospital, arrived in Orlando on May 1. He went to ORMC on May 5 with a friend who had a medical issue not related to MERS. The patient then sought treatment for fever, muscle aches and diarrhea at the Dr. P Phillips ER on May 8. A trio of laboratory tests confirmed MERS.
Fifteen hospital workers at Dr. P. Phillips and five at ORMC had contact with the patient. Two workers from Dr. Phillips have developed symptoms; one has been admitted to the hospital and the other is awaiting test results. The rest have been asked to stay home for 14 days and monitor their symptoms.
