Second severe case in Fukushima

[SuperNova1987A]

Source; http://news24.jp/articles/2009/08/13/07141657.html
http://www.mhlw.go.jp/kinkyu/kenkou/influenza/houdou/2009/08/dl/infuh0813-01.pdf

Fukushima prefecture announced yesterday that a 9 year old school boy was suffering from severe symptoms of AH1N1 and treated in intensive care on a respirator.

The boy, who was from Tokyo area visiting his relatives in Fukushima from Sunday,
had a fever of 38.5 degree in Tuesday afternoon and was hospitalized due to pneumonia

August 11 Tuesday
Afternoon fever
15:00 Rapid test negative in A medical institution.
2130 Rapid test negative in B medical institution.
2300 Hospitalized with pneumonia in C medical institution
August 12 Wednesday
Morning Rapid test positive
18:15 Transferred to D medical institution
19:25 Treated in intensive care on a repirator



___________________
SN1987A

 

[AlaskaDenise]

Re: Second severe case in Fukushima

........fever of 38.5 degree in Tuesday afternoon and was hospitalized due to pneumonia

August 11 Tuesday
Afternoon fever
15:00 Rapid test negative in A medical institution.
2130 Rapid test negative in B medical institution.
2300 Hospitalized with pneumonia in C medical institution
August 12 Wednesday
Morning Rapid test positive
18:15 Transferred to D medical institution
19:25 Treated in intensive care on a repirator



___________________
SN1987A

Amazing that there were TWO negative tests and he didn't test positive until after he was hospitalized with pneumonia.

He went from fever to pneumonia in about 9 hours and less than 24 hours from that, he's in ICU on a respirator.

Sure hope he recovers soon.

.