A man from Neamţ infected with an extremely rare virus astonished the medical world in Romania

Time 08/01/2022 By myhoneybakedfeedback

The man was diagnosed with hantavirus, an extremely rare deadly virus spread by rats.

The man arrived at the Parhon Hospital in Iaşi, is in serious condition, and the doctors' prognosis is a reserved one.

The man is in serious condition, the doctors' prognosis is reserved

The last patient with this infectious disease was registered in 2019, in Iasi.

"He is a 72-year-old man from Neamţ County who addressed two weeks ago with a very serious general condition, respiratory damage, kidney damage and febrile syndrome.

It has recently been confirmed with hantavirus infection. This suspicion of infection was raised in the context in which the patient's family stated that he had gone to the forest in the area of ​​Neamţ County, to cut wood. Everything, three weeks to weeks before the start.

Now, he is hospitalized in the nephrology department, he is evaluated by a team of intensive care doctors and nephrology doctors ", said Ionuţ Nistor, primary nephrologist.

Doctor: "Hantavirus is transmitted from the forest rat, not from the city rat"

As for the virus, doctors say it is only taken from forest rats, not from city rats.

"Viruses are transmitted from the forest rat, not from the city rat, by inhalation of aerosolized urine, especially to those who camp in the forest, in undeveloped places or with a lot of wood, or those who live near the forest and bring their cut wood. from there ", explained Dr. Doina Maftei Irinel, outpatient department coordinator.

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