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ROME, Italy – The health of an Italian doctor who contracted Ebola in west Africa is deteriorating, the specialist clinic in Rome treating him said Saturday, November 29.
The 50-year-old infectious diseases medic – who has not been publicly identified – was repatriated on Tuesday from Sierra Leone with a fever and given an experimental drug to try to combat the often-deadly virus.
But since Friday there has been a “progressive aggravation” of the man’s condition, the Lazzaro Spallanzani Institute treating him said in a statement.
“He has started to have gastro-intestinal problems (nausea, vomiting and diarrhea). He has a high fever, currently over 39 degrees Celsius,” it said.
The doctor – who became the first Italian to be infected with Ebola while working for an Italian medical association fighting the epidemic in Africa – was not showing signs of bleeding at this stage, however.
Ebola, a disease transmitted through the bodily fluids of infected people, can result in death from uncontrollable bleeding and organ failure. The current Ebola epidemic in west Africa – the worst ever recorded – has so far killed around 5,700 people. – Rappler.com
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