A couple of days ago, the 5-month-old baby was killed by a syncytial virus, a respiratory disease that affects young children and that in just 48 hours tore him from life. The attempts of the doctors of the Pediatric ward of the San Leonardo hospital in Castellammare di Stabia (Naples) where he was hospitalized were useless. Giuseppe, this is the name of the little one, 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. . He was intubated,but he could not withstand the intubation maneuver. He died soon after. ''
The whole department is in shock. For days it has been welcoming very young children with VRS (respiratory syncytial virus) for which there is no cure, only supportive therapies. The entire 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 - they add by 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, headed by the head physician Luigi Tarallo, is considered a 'flagship' of ASL Napoli 3 Sud. The carabinieri investigate the case.
