Congo virus patient recovering fast at PIMS
ISLAMABAD: Rabia, the 26-year-old NADRA employee and only of and Congo virus patient is recovering in Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences. A resident of TNT Colony, Rabia was admitted in PIMS a few days ago because of fever, initially assumed as dengue fever.
Her medical report was sent to a private lab to check the presence of dengue virus in her blood cells, but later the report was tested at National Institute of Health which revealed that she was suffering from the Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever. An attendant told The Spokesman that at first the doctors did not allow them to stay with Rabia because of the risk of contamination. A doctor on duty on Wednesday said that at the time of her admission, the platelets of her blood were nil. The Spokesman also learnt that two days ago some men from NIH also visited the patient’s home to inspect the area to find any clue of her infection.
When contacted, Dr Jamal Zafar, head of Medicine Department in PIMS told The Spokesman that “Normally there are only 10 to 20 percent chances of the recovery and survival of the patient from this fatal disease, but she has survived and is not critical now”.
Her medical report was sent to a private lab to check the presence of dengue virus in her blood cells, but later the report was tested at National Institute of Health which revealed that she was suffering from the Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever. An attendant told The Spokesman that at first the doctors did not allow them to stay with Rabia because of the risk of contamination. A doctor on duty on Wednesday said that at the time of her admission, the platelets of her blood were nil. The Spokesman also learnt that two days ago some men from NIH also visited the patient’s home to inspect the area to find any clue of her infection.
When contacted, Dr Jamal Zafar, head of Medicine Department in PIMS told The Spokesman that “Normally there are only 10 to 20 percent chances of the recovery and survival of the patient from this fatal disease, but she has survived and is not critical now”.
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