My grandparents have passed away one after another, my aunt has many organ failures, and her own high fever does not go away... In just one month, the Shangyu Xiaoli family seemed to be cursed, and family members fell ill one after another, and even passed away.
Moreover, all four people had similar initial symptoms: fever, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting, muscle aches, platelets, and a sharp drop in white blood cells. What disease has such a great power that it suddenly hit a family of four old, middle-aged and young people?
This spell was finally broken when Xiao Li visited the doctor.
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More than one family had an unprovoked fever
Doctors look for infectious viruses
On the evening of July 7, when Ji Shujuan, deputy chief physician of the Department of Infectious Diseases at Run Shaw Hospital affiliated to Zhejiang University School of Medicine, was on duty, she received a call from the fever clinic, "There is a patient with fever for 3 days, low white blood cells, low platelets, and there is already a patient in his family who also has fever, low platelets, and has passed away." There is also a rescue in the custody room..."
In just one sentence, containing too much information, Ji Shujuan suddenly became alert and carefully inquired about the condition.
That night, Xiao Li, a 21-year-old Shangyu young man, came to Run Run Shaw Hospital for treatment, he has been fever for 3 days, accompanied by diarrhea, nausea and vomiting, muscle and joint pain throughout the body, 2,000 blood routine white blood cells, 80,000 platelets, all below normal values, which is a common symptom of viral infections.
Ordinary fever is not enough to attract so much attention from doctors, but when Xiao Li told the doctor that his grandfather in his 70s had just died a few days ago, the diagnosis was unknown at the time, and his grandmother in her 60s was rescuing in other hospital intensive care units, they realized that things were not so simple.
This period of time coincides with the high incidence of dengue fever, so doctors first consider dengue virus infection. But the test was made, and the dengue antigen antibody was negative, ruling out this speculation.
That night, the WeChat group of the infection department exploded, and the doctors in the department participated in the discussion, trying to find out the real culprit behind the scenes. Professor Yu Yunsong, vice president of Run Run Shaw Hospital and director of the Department of Liver Disease Infection, was also in the group, and he raised the possibility of infection with the new Bunia virus, which is mainly transmitted by ticks.
The next day, the staff of the Jianggan District Cd-operative Center came to the hospital to investigate and collect blood. Blood test results showed a positive nucleic acid test for the new Bunia virus. The mystery is finally revealed.
On the third day of Xiao Li's admission, bad news came, and her grandmother eventually died due to her critical condition and ineffective rescue. At this time, his aunt also began to have a fever.
Hearing that her nephew was diagnosed at Run Run Shaw Hospital, she also rushed to the hospital and was eventually diagnosed with a new Bunia virus infection. Her condition was worse than her nephew's, with bleeding, acute kidney injury, acute pancreatitis, viral myocarditis, acute heart failure, lung infections...
Grandpa was bitten by a tick
It was transmitted to three family members
According to Xiao Li and aunt recall, they have not been bitten by ticks, how can they be infected with this virus? After repeated questioning, the doctor came up with this inference :
Before my grandfather died, he used to clean up the silt in the river. There was some grass on the side of the river, and Grandpa was probably bitten by ticks at that time. After Grandpa fell ill, Grandma and Aunt took care of him, and once there was a major bleeding, they may have been exposed to blood. After grandpa died, Xiao Li escorted him home, and they stayed in the same car for more than 4 hours, and he may have been infected at that time.
How powerful is the new Bunia virus? Not only can it be infected by tick bites, but it will also be transmitted from person to person, and even fatal?
Vice President Yu Yunsong said that the new Bunia virus is mainly transmitted through ticks, and can also be transmitted through blood and body fluids, but through appropriate protection, it can avoid being infected with only a very small probability of transmission through body fluids, blood, etc., and as long as it is diagnosed in time, it can generally be cured, and everyone does not have to panic too much.
In order to prevent the occurrence of infection, hospitals and medical staff attach great importance to it and check it at all levels. Yuan Yuhua, deputy head of the Infection Management Department, introduced that the hospital specially vacated the negative pressure ward for patients, nurses wear protective clothing every time they enter and exit the ward, wear hats, gloves, shoe covers, surgical masks, and colleagues and nurses of the hospital's infection department tirelessly guide their families to do protective measures.
However, in order to prevent the virus from continuing to spread to others, medical staff have done enough to protect themselves. Yuan Yuhua, deputy head of the Infection Management Department, introduced that the hospital specially vacated a negative pressure ward for patients, and nurses wore protective clothing every time they entered and exited the ward, wore hats, gloves, shoe covers, N95 masks, and patiently guided the precautions when visiting their families.
Seeing such a dangerous condition, the front-line medical staff at the beginning could not avoid some fear. At this time, the head nurse Chen Huiying stood up and appeared first in Aunt Li's ward every morning to personally clean the sheets full of blood. Slowly, the other nurses gradually overcame their fears.
Xiao Li's aunt was critically ill, and the hospital medical department repeatedly organized the liver disease infection department and the intensive care unit cardiology department to discuss the treatment plan, and after a few days, Xiao Li gradually recovered, and the seriously ill aunt was also pulled back from the death line by the doctor. A fight against the new Bunia virus is finally over.
Dr. Ji Shujuan said that ticks mainly live in deep forests, grasses, hills and other places, it buries its head under the skin when it sucks blood, sucks it full and falls off on its own, which is now the high incidence of tick bites.
She reminded that it is best to wear long clothes and trousers when going to the field, and try not to wear sandals to reduce skin exposure. When you come back, check the thin skin areas such as the head, behind the ears, armpits, and groin to see if there are any ticks attached. Once bitten, do not pull it out without permission, and go to a nearby hospital as soon as possible.
Source: Qianjiang Evening News