Municipal Hospital Curuçá will undergo disinfection after death.
Causes of the disease is remaining unknown.
Six employees of the Municipal Hospital Curuçá who are hospitalized in the city will be transferred on Wednesday (5) to Castlebay, northeast of the state. They are hospitalized since last Nov. 23, after they began to exhibit symptoms such as fever, shortness of breath, oliguria (reduced urine volume), hypotension, hypoglycemia, bradycardia (slow heart rate) and hemorrhagic manifestations in the digestive system.
According to the State Department of Health (Sespa), the transfer will occur so that the hospital Curuçá be disinfected. Still no confirmation on the exact disease that affects 19 employees. A 17 year old died in the ICU of Santa House on the evening of Saturday (01). The results of tests performed on patients must leave in 15 days.
Only test results for common viruses like Influenza, including Influenza A (H1N1), was released.The analysis was negative. Samples were collected nasal and pharyngeal patients, as well as blood to a series of laboratory tests such as blood culture and research of various viruses.
According to director of the Department of Endemic Disease Control, Bernardo Cardoso, is likely to be patients with poisoning and contamination by bacteria, viruses and fungus. For investigation of possible intoxication, Toxicology Laboratory, Federal University of Pará (UFPA) examine spilled accidentally in Curuçá Municipal Hospital, originally named as causing the problem.
The cases are being followed up by the Epidemiological Monitoring of Sespa in conjunction with the 3rd Regional Center for Health in Castlebay, the Municipal Health Curuçá, Central Laboratory of the State (Lacen), Centre for Skills Scientific Renato Chaves (CPC) and Instituto Evandro Chagas.
Last Sunday (2), five other patients who have symptoms more delicate were transferred to Bethlehem Patients are admitted to the unit of Meningitis Diagnosis (UDM), the University Hospital João de Barros Barreto, under monitoring of infectious disease.
Understand the case
Between 23 and 24 November, 19 people were diagnosed with respiratory syndrome in Curuçá Municipal Hospital. According to Sespa at first was suspected contamination by radioactive material.
Between 23 and 24 November, 19 people were diagnosed with respiratory syndrome in Curuçá Municipal Hospital. According to Sespa at first was suspected contamination by radioactive material.
As the evolution of the process of investigation, however, the main suspicion is that employees are with an infection caused by viruses, bacteria or fungus.
The investigations and assistance to patients and families is being coordinated by Sespa (Central and Regional Level) with the participation of the Municipal Health Department, Instituto Evandro Chagas and Scientific Skills Center Renato Chaves. http://g1.globo.com/pa/para/noticia/2012/12/pacientes-internados-em-curuca-serao-transferidos-para-castanhal.html
