Gert van der Hoek
In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
The man, heart disease, suffered from pulmonary fibrosis
Death due to complications from influenza
H1N1, died an octogenarian in Prato
'Fourth victim in Italy
Fazio: "Vaccines by 1 November, but you might anticipate"
ROME - He died late yesterday afternoon in the department of infectious diseases hospital in Prato man of 85 years hospitalized on September 25 due to complications from influenza A.
Suffered from pulmonary fibrosis and had heart disease. In the past, was also replaced the aortic valve. It is the fourth victim of the influenza A virus in Italy. Before contracting the virus was already in care.
"He took high-dose steroids," explained the director of the department, Adriano Paladini, stating that "in those days was followed also by pulmonologists and intensivists.
His health was precarious, but the patient remained lucid until the end. In recent days had shown some signs of improvement and had left the intensive care unit to be transferred into that of infectious diseases. Before going to hospital had experienced symptoms such as coughs, colds and fever. The shelter had become necessary after it had come respiratory insufficiency. It was the rhino-pharyngeal swab to have the features of the virus.
Meanwhile yesterday, the Deputy Minister of Welfare, Ferruccio Fazio, clarified that the evolution of influenza A in the southern hemisphere is encouraging compared to the effects of the virus, the milder than expected. "We are now more peaceful after seeing what has happened in Australia and New Zealand," he added.
The vaccination campaign - he continued - will match "definitely" in the first of November, and has not ruled out a preview until October 15th. Pediatricians recommend the vaccine for all children from six months. One possibility that Fazio did not rule out even if "the priorities should be respected," as stated on the sidelines of the congress's national FIMP.
http://www.repubblica.it/2009/09/se...enza-4/morto-ottantenne/morto-ottantenne.html
Death due to complications from influenza
H1N1, died an octogenarian in Prato
'Fourth victim in Italy
Fazio: "Vaccines by 1 November, but you might anticipate"
ROME - He died late yesterday afternoon in the department of infectious diseases hospital in Prato man of 85 years hospitalized on September 25 due to complications from influenza A.
Suffered from pulmonary fibrosis and had heart disease. In the past, was also replaced the aortic valve. It is the fourth victim of the influenza A virus in Italy. Before contracting the virus was already in care.
"He took high-dose steroids," explained the director of the department, Adriano Paladini, stating that "in those days was followed also by pulmonologists and intensivists.
His health was precarious, but the patient remained lucid until the end. In recent days had shown some signs of improvement and had left the intensive care unit to be transferred into that of infectious diseases. Before going to hospital had experienced symptoms such as coughs, colds and fever. The shelter had become necessary after it had come respiratory insufficiency. It was the rhino-pharyngeal swab to have the features of the virus.
Meanwhile yesterday, the Deputy Minister of Welfare, Ferruccio Fazio, clarified that the evolution of influenza A in the southern hemisphere is encouraging compared to the effects of the virus, the milder than expected. "We are now more peaceful after seeing what has happened in Australia and New Zealand," he added.
The vaccination campaign - he continued - will match "definitely" in the first of November, and has not ruled out a preview until October 15th. Pediatricians recommend the vaccine for all children from six months. One possibility that Fazio did not rule out even if "the priorities should be respected," as stated on the sidelines of the congress's national FIMP.
http://www.repubblica.it/2009/09/se...enza-4/morto-ottantenne/morto-ottantenne.html