The Spanish priest Miguel Pajares, 75, who was infected by the Ebola virus and was repatriated from Liberia, has died at 09.28 hours of Tuesday morning at the Hospital La Paz-Carlos III de Madrid, where he was admitted , as confirmed by a medical sources 20minutes. His death came a day after his partner George Combey.
According to hospital sources, the patient had experienced a "decline in vital signs" in the last hours, especially from three and four o'clock, when the virus had invaded his body and "had eaten by all sides. "Furthermore, had the wrong kidney, in fact no longer urinate, also suffered from typhus, suffered heart problems and "had lost all defenses" whereby "the salvation of his life was not possible." Although doctors "tried some medication in an attempt to stabilize" the camera and monitors with which it was observed, "indicating that he had trouble breathing" until the patient has stopped "show activity". Pajares, who was being treated with an experimental serum, medicine ZMapp reached the United States, arrived last August 7 at the base of Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid) in an aircraft of the Air Force from Monrovia, along with sister Juliana, who is not infected by the virus and Tuesday will be put to a new test. The priest, taken under strict medical device safety, he was committed to the building of the Carlos III where the sixth floor was enabled and, in particular, three individual isolation rooms with negative pressure locks.
The remains have been cremated Pajares in the crematorium mortuary-Collado Villalba (Madrid). The ashes of religioson will be delivered after this process of religious family, explained from the address Parcesa. For its part, the Ministry stated that "has fulfilled all the rules in force" for such cases. Miguel Pajares had contracted the infection through contact with the director of St. Joseph Hospital in Monrovia, Cameroon Nshamdze Patrick, who was infected even though on first examination was negative. Repatriation of Pajares was controversial because it was unclear who would pay the cost of repatriation, which could be between 400,000 and 500,000 euros.
martes, 12 de agosto de 2014
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