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4 people killed by (presumed) tick bites in Saltillo, Mexico
The misfortune began to take shape in a humble home in the Private Ducks, lot 11, block 3 of the colony Valle.Posted: Saturday, November 10, 2012, at 09:51 hrs.
By: Drafting
Agency: Tabasco TODAY Saltillo, Coahuila
Joined walk to General Hospital where he was treated for a disease "rare" that attacked since days ago, but finally Leslie 9 years died from a tick bite.
The misfortune began to take shape in a humble home in the Private Ducks, lot 11, block 3 of the colony Valley of Birds, which now total four tragic deaths. Minutes before midnight, the primary student began vomiting worsened his health, which had already been undermined for nearly a week.
Immediately, the girl's mother, Glenda Ivette Mireles, took her to hospital, where he said they would not attend to promptly by not having an official ID and must wait at least six people were served to make the check in an office .
However, when the duty doctor revised lower in the seat where he hoped he had no pulse, confirming that reported the death to the child after reviewing and commenting on the lady that symptoms arose from the bite of a tick.
Meanwhile, the deceased's father, Eduardo Morales, said that a week ago the infant began to show symptoms of fever, temperature, vomiting and body aches. They decided to take her to a doctor's review of Otilio Gonz?lez Avenue, where generic drug prescribed but his health deteriorated so much that even stopped eating and going to school, but felt an improvement that was useless because suddenly fell back in bed and died hours later.
Hours after the prosecutor Rafael Martinez de la Rosa said the boy died of acute coronary syndrome pulmonary edema, although not disclosed the reasons that have caused the heart attack.
Dismayed by the situation that the family is suffering, Edward demanded an explanation from the authorities, mentioning that after registering the deaths of other children in the colony by the same evil, the authorities acted partially.
This is because trying to stop the plague sent a crew spray spraying the product only on main roads sector, ignoring the more hidden, where there have been tragedies that have marked the sector already.
PRESUMED tick bite
According to the medical examiner of the PGJE, Alejandro Gonzalez Resendiz, symptoms of this case presentation ranging from high fever to onset of "bruising" in the skin, indicating the presence of so-called "spotted fever" or riquettosis, a disease that is transmitted by the bite of the tick to regurgitate into the wound infecting the individual.
The so-called "foot of the Rocky Mountains" begins with high temperatures and septicemia, is more common in children because of their contact with pets, so it is recommended to prevent dogs, main carriers of this parasite, entering at home or are in contact with children, especially if bug infestations.