Pre-schoolers from Dharmasraya Suspect

[The previous article spoke of the chickens dying "last Friday". That would put them dying on 4/3 or 3/27. Here it says Fitri developed a fever 3 days after the chickens died. She was also reconciled from a Comm. Hlth. Ctr. So, the poultry probably died on 3/27. She was brought to the Comm. Hlth. Ctr. sometime after developing a fever on 3/30.]

Selasa, 07 April 2009

SUSPECT FLU BURUNG: pre-schoolers from Dharmasraya ”FO”, 1.5 years, was expected (suspect) bird flu was accompanied by the mother underwent the maintenance in isolation space of RSUP Dr M. Djamil, Padang.

Padang, Padek -- RSUP Dr M. Djamil Padang again received the patient it was suspected (suspect) bird flu, on Sunday night (5/4). The patient had the initials ”FO”, 1.5 years, that the resident Pinangmakmur, Kenagarian Timpeh, of Kabupaten Dharmasraya. Three days before suffered the fever, the patient could physical contact with the chicken that afterwards died suddenly. ”FO” was the first patient, after five months space of the isolation of the bird flu patient in RSUP M. Djamil Padang empty.

The couple's child Ngatemen and Marsiah this, was suspected of suffering bird flu, after experiencing the high fever was accompanied breathless during the last three days. He got the maintenance in the room of the isolation. ”Pasien came with the condition for the high fever. The temperature of his body 39.7 levels celcius as well as breathless. Beforehand, the patient had the story of contact with the chicken that died suddenly. So as to be severed by us to treat in the room of the isolation, reduced the risk tertular,” said the Head of the Layanan Medis RSUP Field M. Djamil Padang, Irayanti to Padang Ekspres in his office, yesterday. Nevertheless, the doctor still could not confirm whether the positive patient bird flu. Because, to know positive not him contracted bird flu, must pass a series of Labor Party inspection. At this time, the patient was taken swap (throat mucus) to be checked in Balitbang Department of Health RI, as well as the taking of the sample of blood for the inspection in Labor Party.

When coming the condition for the patient had haemoglobin was abnormal, only 9.5 with the number of leucocytes as far as 15,000. This indicated the existence of the infection in the patient's body. In the ideal condition, maximal the number of leucocytes in the human body necessarily 6,000-10,000 leucocytes. In the room of the Rawat Inap Installation isolation (Irna) C Penyakit Dalam RSUP M. Djamil Padang, the patient was seen was accompanied by his mother, Marsiah. The patient was very weak with the coil of the infusion on left arms, and the slip of the oxygen hose on his nose. From time to time was seen by the patient experienced breathless in his mother's lap.


The optimist could recover
Ngatemen, the patient's father said, his daughter three days later suffered the fever was accompanied breathless. Before the fever, his child was taken by his mother went to the neighbouring house that maintained the chicken, and afterwards died suddenly. The Ngateman house clearance with his neighbouring house approximately 100 metre. Nevertheless, Ngatemen was not sure his child suffered bird flu, his article uptil now if suffering his child's fever also experienced breathless. ”Saya was, sure my child did not suffer bird flu, only was feverish. That could be carried out by me at this time only prayed, my second daughter could recover kembali,” he said. Ngateman also told, for the last three days, how several chickens belonging to his neighbour suddenly died suddenly. According to the Service staff local Livestock Breeding, three of the chickens that died this, evidently positive contracted bird flu. So as to recommend him to carry his daughter, direct to RSUP M.Djamil Padang.