The weather is getting colder Fever, headache, runny nose The whole body is attacked by the magic of "cold and damp" This is a common thing But are these caused by colds? That’s not necessarily true! Recently, Mr. Chen, who lives in Lishui District, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province Because they slaughtered free-range chickens He had a persistent high fever and symptoms of pneumonia Almost lost his life ↓↓↓ Mr. Chen is 50 years old Some time ago, my relatives who lived in the countryside Sent one Give him the free range chickens you raise yourself At that time, Mr. Chen's family saw This chicken is a little depressed I think it might be a sick chicken. Persuade Mr. Chen to throw away the chicken But Mr. Chen was reluctant. The chicken was slaughtered and cooked. Who knew that after eating the next day High fever, muscle aches, chest tightness and fatigue and symptoms of irritability Also followed So he rushed to the hospital Outpatient examination results showed High blood count Left lower lung infection Consider community-acquired pneumonia Admitted to the emergency room for treatment After being admitted to the hospital, Mr. Chen's condition continued to deteriorate, and he developed persistent high fever, respiratory failure, acute renal failure, unstable circulation, and progressive increase in blood count. His condition was extremely critical. Lu Xiaomin, deputy chief physician of the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine at Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said: "Mr. Chen soon suffered from organ failure. He was intubated and had a bedside kidney replacement." at the same time Ms. Wang, a Nanjing resident, also went to the hospital for treatment due to persistent high fever. Severe liver dysfunction and rhabdomyolysis soon occurred Doctor's inquiry revealed Ms. Wang also has a history of contact with poultry Doctor introduction Ms. Wang had the symptoms of a cold in the early stage Conventional treatment for one week showed no effect ▼ "After asking about the past, we learned that they were in the stewed food business and they didn't kill live poultry, but they had to clean the raw poultry. Ms. Wang cooked the food herself, so we suspected that this was related to the situation." After pathogenic examination Mr. Chen and Ms. Wang were diagnosed with psittacosis After symptomatic treatment The condition of both patients is currently stable What exactly is psittacosis? Science Time Psittacosis, also known as "bird plague", is a very rare disease. According to statistics, there are about 50 new cases of psittacosis in the United States each year. In my country, cases of psittacosis are also sporadic. Psittacosis Chlamydia not only exists in birds, but also lives in poultry such as chickens and ducks, and is mainly transmitted through bird feces and poultry excrement. Doctors remind people to avoid contact with live poultry as much as possible, and not to purchase, cook or eat poultry of unknown origin or dead poultry. When cooking poultry, wear a mask and gloves, and wash your hands with soap and water immediately after contact. If you feel unwell Seek medical attention promptly So as not to delay the best treatment time Source: Jiangsu News, Hangzhou Traffic 918 |
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