Newborn Catches Dengue from Mother, Doctors Fight to Save Him

-
Kolkata: In a rare instance of vertical transmission, a baby born to a woman who was suffering from Dengue tested NS 1 positive shortly after birth. According to the reports, both the newborn and the mother were discharged from the hospital on Sunday, and are currently doing well.

Vertical transmission is widespread in mosquitoes but extremely uncommon in people, according to experts in infectious illnesses. Speaking to the media, hospital officials said that the 29-year new mother hailing from Lake Town was admitted to Charnock Hospital on September 9 with dengue fever. Her platelet count continued to decline while she was receiving treatment, which was recognised by the doctors. And at that very moment, it fell straight to 40,000. The woman afterwards experienced a membrane rupture, which prompted the doctors to perform an urgent C-section.  

Since she belongs to the RH-negative blood group, the cord blood was subjected to a few tests as a protocol and doctors also tested it for dengue, which came out positive. "We immediately took the baby to the NICU for intense monitoring. Another sample from the newborn's peripheral blood also tested positive for NS1," said paediatrician Sovana Haque. 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

German Woman, Stripped Naked By Hamas Militants, Is Alive, But Critical

-
Image
German woman named Shani Louk who was said to have been killed, stripped naked, and paraded by Hamas militants is alive, according to reports. She was reportedly found alive in a hospital. Her mother Ricarda has also released a video message asking the German government to act quickly to get her daughter out of the war-torn region. "We now have information that Shani is alive but has a serious head injury and is in critical condition. Every minute is critical. And we ask...no, we demand the German government to act quickly," Ricarda can be heard saying in the video. One should not argue about the question of jurisdiction. One must act quickly to get Shani out of the Gaza Strip," the woman urges the German authorities. "This is really my desperate call to the entire country of Germany to help me get my Shani back home healthy," she adds. Days ago, a video clip of the woman's body being paraded naked by Hamas militants had surfaced online. It was ...
Read more

Michael Jackson's Son Prince Reveals His Dad Had Insecurity Due To 'Blotchy' Skin

-
Image
Prince Jackson has spoken about how his late King of Pop father Michael Jackson "had a lot of insecurity" about his skin condition. The late King of Pop's eldest child, 26, has dished on his father's experience with vitiligo - a chronic disorder which causes patches of skin to lose its pigmentation - and how it caused him anxiety. He had a lot of insecurity around, kind of looking blotchy in his appearance. So he wanted to see if he could smooth out his appearance, to help with his security on his physical appearance," Prince said on the 'Hotboxin' With Mike Tyson' podcast, reports aceshowbiz.com.  Prince revealed when he was younger, his father "was always explaining" his condition. Back in 1994, Michael - who died in 2009 - reflected on his vitiligo during an interview with Oprah Winfrey after his changing appearance and cosmetic surgery sparked speculation he was trying to alter his skin colour. He said at the time: "I ha...
Read more

Kylie Jenner Faces massive Backlash and Force to Delete Instagram Post of Support for Israel

-
Image
Kylie Jenner  got into trouble on Instagram. She posted a message supporting Israel after a Hamas attack. But many people didn't like it. They said things like, "Don't get involved in politics" and "Are you even human?" She deleted the post quickly because of the negative reactions. People also thought it might cause problems with her friend Bella Hadid, who supports Palestine. Some wondered if Kylie understood what Bella was talking about.
Read more