Coronavirus: a Northern 65 remains hospitalized in Douai due to surgery (VIDEO)
PUBLISHED ON 08/05/2013
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One case of acute respiratory coronavirus infection, the virus again near SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) was confirmed in France, announced the Ministry of Health. The patient, a native of the south of department Nord (59), was hospitalized in Douai. It should be conducted this afternoon at Lille but the transfer was canceled due to surgery. His prognosis is engaged.
What has happened?
"This is the first and only confirmed case in France to date" of this new virus coronavirus family, the ministry said, noting it involved "a person back from a trip to the United Arab Emirates . " The case was confirmed Tuesday. On Wednesday evening, he is still in hospital in Douai. His health prevented his transfer to Lille during the afternoon. The ambulance had the express trip, turned back empty because it was undergoing at the same time surgery.
What is the profile of the patient?
According to information from the Regional Health Agency, the man is 65 years old. It lies in the northern department, rather in the southern part. was hospitalized on April 23 in Valenciennes, Douai and then transferred to 29 April, where he was placed in solitary confinement and in intensive care and benefits of "respite care "or respiratory assistance and" blood trade, "said Jean-Yves Grall, Director General of Health, at a press conference.The man had stayed in Dubai from April 9 to 17 for a family vacation, he said. He was hospitalized with acute respiratory disease.
In what state he is?
The symptoms are similar to those of pneumonia. To treat it, doctors have installed an artificial membrane that allows it to breathe. The patient is intubated and ventilated asleep. "It worries us," concedes Dr. Patrick Goldstein, head of the center's Emergency University Hospital of Lille. The individual was particularly fragile as it was regularly monitored in the hospital for a gastrointestinal disease Valenciennes before being contaminated. Tonight, a source familiar with the matter told us that his condition requiressurgery. His prognosis is engaged.
Should we worry about the rest of the population?
No, the virus is very contagious. It affected only 30 people, of which 17 died within a year and a half. According to doctors, "the virus is less infectious than SARS but more deadly. "
After testing, we got the certainty that the patient's family is not affected by the virus. The staff of the hospital who are approached closely monitored without having found anything.So there is no reason to panic. In case of contamination, the symptoms appear after 10 days. There is currently no treatment.
A freephone number 0800 13 00 00, "was open this afternoon for the French find answers to their questions," said for his part the Minister of Health Marisol Touraine.
What is this virus?
The new coronavirus - nCoV in medical jargon - was detected for the first time in mid-2012.Cases of infection with the new coronavirus had so far been detected in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the United Kingdom and Germany. It affects mostly men (78%) with a mean age of 54 years and who already have a compromised immune system due to disease.
It owes its name, coronavirus, its particular shape of a crown.
Already in 2003 ...
An outbreak of SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) has killed more than 800 people in China in 2003, triggering a health alert worldwide. The new virus is different, however, SARS, especially because it causes rapid kidney failure. At the time, the first French patient was also a northerner.
