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TWO TESTS wrong
Healthy and embarked on board died
Saturday August 15 2009 08:50 | A man died of influenza A on a cruise. The ship's doctors diagnosed sinusitis.
MADRID, Spain .- The eleventh victim of influenza A in Spain, who died at sea last July 23 while on a cruise in the Baltic capitals, was negative in two tests of the virus it carried, and a two days before dying. The analysis was performed by doctors of the ship Emerald Princess, the company Princess Cruises.
Felipe Perez, 48, went to the health services of the vessel to five days sailing from Copenhagen. He wore two days something cold, "as told his wife, who accompanied him on the trip. Women's statements were reproduced by the daily Elmundo.es.
The doctors ruled out the H1N1 virus after a few minutes to make a nasal swab. Was diagnosed with sinusitis and prescribed antibiotics and paracetamol. It was July 20. A day later, when the fever is not down, the man went back to the chief doctor of the cruise, who returned to the test. Supposedly, the result was negative.
The next day, and before his death, Perez was still suffering from fever, but nothing suspicious was his wife the fatal outcome that occurred in the early hours of 23. "I saw who was with the typical temperature of a cold summer, but never thought I would die that night," said the widow.
"I started noticing how my husband was breathing more deeply, and scream for help," he added. Hours later, the Spanish killed the disbelief of the medical services of the boat and their close relatives. Four days later, did the autopsy, which confirmed that he died from influenza.
Perez was the father of two daughters and had a mild type of diabetes. It is believed that if the first test had not been wrong, would not have died because he had run instead of antiviral antibiotics. (Special)
TWO TESTS wrong
Healthy and embarked on board died
Saturday August 15 2009 08:50 | A man died of influenza A on a cruise. The ship's doctors diagnosed sinusitis.
MADRID, Spain .- The eleventh victim of influenza A in Spain, who died at sea last July 23 while on a cruise in the Baltic capitals, was negative in two tests of the virus it carried, and a two days before dying. The analysis was performed by doctors of the ship Emerald Princess, the company Princess Cruises.
Felipe Perez, 48, went to the health services of the vessel to five days sailing from Copenhagen. He wore two days something cold, "as told his wife, who accompanied him on the trip. Women's statements were reproduced by the daily Elmundo.es.
The doctors ruled out the H1N1 virus after a few minutes to make a nasal swab. Was diagnosed with sinusitis and prescribed antibiotics and paracetamol. It was July 20. A day later, when the fever is not down, the man went back to the chief doctor of the cruise, who returned to the test. Supposedly, the result was negative.
The next day, and before his death, Perez was still suffering from fever, but nothing suspicious was his wife the fatal outcome that occurred in the early hours of 23. "I saw who was with the typical temperature of a cold summer, but never thought I would die that night," said the widow.
"I started noticing how my husband was breathing more deeply, and scream for help," he added. Hours later, the Spanish killed the disbelief of the medical services of the boat and their close relatives. Four days later, did the autopsy, which confirmed that he died from influenza.
Perez was the father of two daughters and had a mild type of diabetes. It is believed that if the first test had not been wrong, would not have died because he had run instead of antiviral antibiotics. (Special)