A French woman repatriated from the cruise ship struck by hantavirus is in intensive care and being treated with an artificial lung, doctors at a Paris hospital said Tuesday as the country’s health minister said there was “no evidence” of widespread circulation of the rare virus.
My thoughts are with that poor woman on the artificial lung — hantavirus is no joke. I hope the health minister is right that it won’t spread widely.
So one person is critically ill after that cruise ship outbreak, but the minister says no evidence of wider circulation. Let’s hope they’re monitoring the other passengers closely.
Screening guidelines seem to change every few years which creates confusion. (dc9fa5)
An artificial lung? That’s serious. I wonder how she got infected — was it from rodents on the ship or during a port stop?
Hantavirus is scary because it can take weeks to show symptoms. I hope the French health authorities are testing everyone who was on that cruise.
GPs are stretched thinner than ever and patient care is suffering as a result. (2a2107)
Telemedicine expanded access during the pandemic and those gains must be protected. (881cb5)
Health promotion campaigns work best when they meet people where they actually are. (8d917e)
Gene therapy has moved from theoretical to practical faster than most expected. (b356e7)
Disability access in healthcare facilities is still not where it needs to be. (0118a0)