Franklin
Fossi, 40 years old, died Sunday at the Central Hospital of Maracay, in
the Venezuelan state of Aragua, according to information provided by
family newspaper 'The National', suggesting that it might be a
new case of 'unknown disease' that has killed eight others were admitted
to the same hospital with similar symptoms.
"It was a matter of days, I spoke with him on Thursday and it was fine," said Wilmer Fossi, brother of the victim, explaining that-just as it happened to other patients-Franklin died in less than 72 hours from the symptoms began, in what has been described as "a process of deterioration very quickly."
"Yesterday we asked for medication to lower the fever and we took. We knew that expelled blood because coughing and had stains on the body," detailed the brother, who asked for an explanation by the medical center, which would have isolated the sick to avoid possible contagion. "We are outraged to be told that nothing happens, we want an explanation," he asserted.
This news comes days after the president of the local Medical College, Angel Sarmiento, to report that eight people had died in the Central Hospital of Maracay by disease "that is yet to be determined", while requesting support from international organizations health to determine the cause.
The first deaths were four adults and four children who arrived with the same symptoms, from different areas of Aragua. The first case occurred at midnight last Tuesday. "The patient died within 72 hours of abruptly with massive bleeding," said Sarmiento.
All dead people have the same symptoms: small hemorrhages within 72 hours progressed and became fever and massive bleeding. Therefore, when dealing with an unknown illness, Sarmiento recommended not go except in cases of extreme necessity the Central Hospital of Maracay.
The aragüeño president rejected reports "have been unleashed chain messages on mobile and digital networks on alleged bacteria in the Central Hospital of Maracay is absolutely false." Sentenced, implying that the deaths are not related with that alleged unknown bacteria referred to by Sarmiento.
The opposition leader Henrique Capriles, meanwhile, said "the government has to give an explanation of what was what happened in Ottawa." "They do not want you to leave information and as always politicize the issue," he lamented.
Capriles said that "the health system in Venezuela is collapsed because of this failed model." "How many patients are dying in our country because there is no input, because the money was stolen. That's the reality," he said.
"It was a matter of days, I spoke with him on Thursday and it was fine," said Wilmer Fossi, brother of the victim, explaining that-just as it happened to other patients-Franklin died in less than 72 hours from the symptoms began, in what has been described as "a process of deterioration very quickly."
"Yesterday we asked for medication to lower the fever and we took. We knew that expelled blood because coughing and had stains on the body," detailed the brother, who asked for an explanation by the medical center, which would have isolated the sick to avoid possible contagion. "We are outraged to be told that nothing happens, we want an explanation," he asserted.
This news comes days after the president of the local Medical College, Angel Sarmiento, to report that eight people had died in the Central Hospital of Maracay by disease "that is yet to be determined", while requesting support from international organizations health to determine the cause.
An unknown disease
Sarmiento denied that it is Ebola, meniccocemia, dengue or chikungunya because "as practiced epidemiological evidence". "We know what we are facing," said the president of the Medical College of Aragua, recognizing not know or even if it is a virus or bacteria.The first deaths were four adults and four children who arrived with the same symptoms, from different areas of Aragua. The first case occurred at midnight last Tuesday. "The patient died within 72 hours of abruptly with massive bleeding," said Sarmiento.
All dead people have the same symptoms: small hemorrhages within 72 hours progressed and became fever and massive bleeding. Therefore, when dealing with an unknown illness, Sarmiento recommended not go except in cases of extreme necessity the Central Hospital of Maracay.
The local government denies
The governor of the state of Aragua, Tarek El Aissami denied at that time there is bacteria in hospital in Maracay and accused the president of the Medical Association of the entity to lead "a campaign of rumors and terrorism", through a series Messages posted on his official Twitter profile.The aragüeño president rejected reports "have been unleashed chain messages on mobile and digital networks on alleged bacteria in the Central Hospital of Maracay is absolutely false." Sentenced, implying that the deaths are not related with that alleged unknown bacteria referred to by Sarmiento.
The opposition leader Henrique Capriles, meanwhile, said "the government has to give an explanation of what was what happened in Ottawa." "They do not want you to leave information and as always politicize the issue," he lamented.
Capriles said that "the health system in Venezuela is collapsed because of this failed model." "How many patients are dying in our country because there is no input, because the money was stolen. That's the reality," he said.
