END TIME BIBLE PROPHECIES HAPPENING NOW & THE ROAD TO CHRIST (YAHSHUA)
src="http://ra.revolvermaps.com/0/0/1.js?i=0s5awg5quen&m=7&s=320&c=e63100" async="async"></script>

Join the forum, it's quick and easy

END TIME BIBLE PROPHECIES HAPPENING NOW & THE ROAD TO CHRIST (YAHSHUA)
src="http://ra.revolvermaps.com/0/0/1.js?i=0s5awg5quen&m=7&s=320&c=e63100" async="async"></script>
END TIME BIBLE PROPHECIES HAPPENING NOW & THE ROAD TO CHRIST (YAHSHUA)
Would you like to react to this message? Create an account in a few clicks or log in to continue.
Search
 
 

Display results as :
 


Rechercher Advanced Search

March 2024
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
     12
3456789
10111213141516
17181920212223
24252627282930

Calendar Calendar

Latest Topice
Latest Topics
Topic
History
Written by
{classical_row.recent_topic_row.L_TITLE}
{ON} {classical_row.recent_topic_row.S_POSTTIME}
{classical_row.recent_topic_row.switch_poster.S_POSTER} {classical_row.recent_topic_row.switch_poster_guest.S_POSTER} {classical_row.recent_topic_row.switch_poster.S_POSTER}

Latest Topice
Latest Topics
Topic
History
Written by
{classical_row.recent_topic_row.L_TITLE}
{ON} {classical_row.recent_topic_row.S_POSTTIME}
{classical_row.recent_topic_row.switch_poster.S_POSTER} {classical_row.recent_topic_row.switch_poster_guest.S_POSTER} {classical_row.recent_topic_row.switch_poster.S_POSTER}

Visitors
Flag Counter

Suspected leptospirosis cases increasing in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria

Go down

Suspected leptospirosis cases increasing in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria Empty Suspected leptospirosis cases increasing in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria

Post by Harry Sun Oct 29, 2017 12:29 pm

Suspected leptospirosis cases increasing in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria

By Michael Nedelman, CNN

Updated 2304 GMT (0704 HKT) October 24, 2017

puerto rico toxic drinking water crisis lavandera dnt ac_00010913

Source: CNN

Puerto Ricans struggle to find drinking water 03:16

Story highlights

Suspected leptospirosis cases rising in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria
The bacterial infection can be transmitted through drinking water or open wounds

(CNN)Puerto Rico has reported at least 76 cases of suspected and confirmed leptospirosis, including a handful of deaths, in the month after Hurricane Maria, said Dr. Carmen Deseda, the state epidemiologist for Puerto Rico.
Two deaths involved leptospirosis confirmed through laboratory testing, and "several other" deaths are pending test results, Deseda said. The 76 cases, up from 74 last week, also include one patient with confirmed leptospirosis who is currently hospitalized.

Spiral-shaped Leptospira bacteria, which are found in the urine of rodents and other animals, tend to spread after floods through drinking water or infection of open wounds, according to the World Health Organization. In serious cases, infection causes organ failure and can be fatal.
"This bacteria, like any other bacteria, can kill you," Deseda said.
There's a hospital ship waiting for sick Puerto Ricans -- but no one knows how to get on it
There's a hospital ship waiting for sick Puerto Ricans -- but no one knows how to get on it
The island typically sees between 63 and 95 cases per year, she said. Health officials had expected that there would be a jump after the hurricane.
"It's neither an epidemic nor a confirmed outbreak," Public Affairs Secretary Ramon Rosario Cortes said at a news conference Sunday. "But obviously, we are making all the announcements as though it were a health emergency."
Leptospirosis may be treated with antibiotics, but many people recover on their own.
"The majority of the lepto cases is a mild, subclinical disease with no complications," Deseda said. "But one out of 10 people who have leptospirosis develop severe illness."
In the first stage of leptospirosis, symptoms vary widely from fever and headache to red eyes and rashes. Some people may have no symptoms at all. But a small number will develop dire complications: meningitis, kidney and liver damage, bleeding in the lungs and even death.
About 1 million Americans without running water. 3 million without power. This is life one month after Hurricane Maria.
About 1 million Americans without running water. 3 million without power. This is life one month after Hurricane Maria.
Doctors are required to report any potential leptospirosis cases to health authorities, Deseda said. Those cases must then be tested to confirm the bacteria, since the symptoms can be difficult to tell apart from other illnesses. After that, health officials may look for patterns or clusters and determine whether there is an outbreak.
The lab tests on the suspected cases have been sent to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Deseda said. The turnaround time is about five or six days.
Doctors on the island have expressed concerns about burgeoning health crises amid hospitals that are overwhelmed, undersupplied and sometimes burning hot. Influenza is another concern on the horizon, Deseda said. Drinking water is also hard to come by on many parts of the island.
Join the conversation

See the latest news and share your comments with CNN Health on Facebook and Twitter.
Dr. Raul Hernandez, an internist in San Juan, told CNN that people were drinking water from whatever sources they could find, such as rivers and creeks. If that water contains urine from an infected rat, those people will be at risk, he said.
Deseda said people should be discouraged from walking barefoot, drinking or swimming in potentially contaminated waters.
"These diseases are everywhere, and there's a way to prevent them," she said.

CNN's Catherine Shoichet and Parija Kavilanz contributed to this report.

Harry
Admin
Admin

Posts : 32157
Points : 96946
Join date : 2015-05-02
Age : 95
Location : United States

Back to top Go down

Back to top

- Similar topics

 
Permissions in this forum:
You cannot reply to topics in this forum