Heboh Patient "Infected" Flu Burung

Senin, 01-12-2008 | 07:44:41

Palangkaraya, BPOST - observation Space in A RSUD Space Dr Doris Sylvanus was since Saturday early afternoon (29/11) seen busy and often was visited by the doctor and the nurse. Evidently a woman was 30 years old was treated in the isolation space because suffered breathless acute that his sign resembled the bird flu illness.

Female above-mentioned consititute/form resident Transmigration UPT Anjir JI Kenari Kabupaten Pulang Pisau. Mother one child that previously treated for the duration of two day in rumah sakit in Pulang Pisau that afterwards reconciled to RSUD dr Doris Svlvanus because suspicious sickness that suffered patient that to be flu burung which caused by virus avian influenza.


According to the family, the condition for the health of this patient worsened since the last week. The patient could suffer the spitting cough afterwards was followed breathlessly as well as was difficult to swallow food and the drink

Previously a cough being like mucus, this moment short winded, not able to eat, not able to drink. Drink to throat painful like there is infection in throat. That already finished one week, “ remark husband of patient that to have an opportunity/chance dibincangi, Sunday (30/11).


Till yesterday, the patient still in the intensive maintenance of the team of the doctor RSUD Dr Doris Sylvanus. The patient's child who was seven years old also was in same space and it was mentioned was sick. "My child indeed was the cough and hot, but not breathless," said the husband of the patient.

Director RSUD Dr Doris Sylvanus, Dr Suprastya Budi was represented by Chairman Tim of the Handling of Bird Flu, Dr Ahmad Sofian said too early to to conclude that as bird flu. To prove him, was needed by the laboratory research comprehensively.

If being seen from the photograph x-rayed, that could the lung TB and the acute respiratory tract infection so as to have to be observed. But indeed had the resemblance with bird flu. Therefore the sample of blood has been sent to Balitbang Department of Health in Jakarta to be researched. Possibly approximately two weeks just had results. We still could not say suspect because of not yet having results of the laboratory, said Sofian.

Sofian said, at this time the condition for the patient was better compared to during the first time being reconciled. Nevertheless, generally his condition was still bad so as to have to receive the supervision that was intensive from the medical official.

The "patient was still breathless but still aware." His condition was better compared to when coming the first time to this hospital. But this could be was said still was ugly because from time to time could worsened, he accused.



hat-tip Shiloh