(ANSA) - CASTELLAMMARE DI STABIA (NAPLES), 08 NOV - The 5-month-old baby was killed in hospital a couple of days ago by a syncytial virus, a respiratory disease that affects infants at an early age and that in just 48 hours has torn him from life . The attempts of the doctors of the Pediatric department of the San Leonardo hospital in Castellammare di Stabia (Naples) where he was hospitalized were useless. Giuseppe, this is the name of the little boy, died today while he was being prepared to be transferred to the Santobono hospital in Naples. 'The little patient had arrived on 6 November with severe dyspnea and severe respiratory problems - explain from the Health Department - The disease had a rapid negative evolution and was preparing for his transfer to the Santobono hospital, with an anesthetist as a companion. AND'was intubated, but could not withstand the intubation maneuver. He died immediately after. ''
The whole department is in shock. For days she has been taking in very young children suffering from Vrs (Syncytial Respiratory Virus) for which there are no cures, only support therapies. The whole national territory is experiencing an epidemic of Vrs and the San Leonardo hospital is saturated with admissions of very young children (currently 5 patients are welcomed in the Neonatology ward.) They all have from 1 to 30 days. Giuseppe was the second child of a very young couple originally from Pimonte, Monti Lattari. He was the only one, given his age, hospitalized in Pediatrics.
'' The medical record was seized - add from the Health Department - and also the baby's body will be subjected to an autopsy tomorrow morning, to follow up on an open investigation into what happened ''.
The department, run by the primary Luigi Tarallo, is considered a 'flagship' of the ASL Napoli 3 Sud. The carabinieri investigate the case.
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