Measles resulted in the death of the girl in Transcarpathia
4-year-old patient had complications
In the Transcarpathian region, four-year girl died from complications after measles pneumonia, said the chief doctor of Tyachiv district hospital №1 Fedor Arinich.
According to him, the lazy resident of Tyachiv district was hospitalized to a local hospital two weeks ago. The girl was in serious condition. A day later she was transferred to Mukachevo regional hospital. However, after 12 days in intensive care the baby died, reports Tyachiv.
“The girl had complications following measles – severe pneumonia with respiratory failure and without anesthetic apparatus could not do”, – said ARINC.
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This is the first fatal case of measles in Tyachiv district and in Transcarpathia in General.
According to the doctor, Tyachiv district, the dynamics of measles has not gone down. To physicians daily treat 3-4 patients with measles. Now 40 hospitalized patients with measles, 12 of them adults.
Remind ,Ukraine will receive a new batch of measles vaccines at the end of the month.