Worrisome symptoms
JC at 19 and lives with his roommate in England. Opening his fridge, he discovers chicken noodles that his roommate hasn’t finished, for some reason he doesn’t know. He probably wouldn’t have tasted them if he had known at the time that his friend had fallen ill after eating them. But rather than throw them away, the latter decided to put them back in the fridge, probably thinking that his condition had nothing to do with the food.
JC therefore swallows this dish of noodles with chicken. But a few hours later, symptoms worrying arrive. First a stomach ache and nausea, then purple spots appearing on her skin, prompting one of her friends to take her straight to the emergency room.
This Man: Bacteria Causing Symptoms
For the doctorsit seems clear that the young man is suffering from an infection. In any case, he has all the symptoms: his temperature was high, his heart rate was 166 beats per minute (during exercise, the heart beats between 135 and 156 beats per minute, by comparison) and his skin showed real deterioration. . The doctors decided to immediately put the young man to sleep and take him to another hospital, for treatment. intensiveas the New England Journal of Medicine reports.
All of its symptoms appear within 24 hours. Among them, two very dangerous: clots that form in the blood, and kidney failure. All this because of simple indigestion? The young man is actually affected by a bacterium. Indeed, the blood test reveals the presence of the Neisseria meningitidis bacterium. On YoutubeDoctor Bernard talks about the case of JC to say more about this bacterium and indicates in particular that, when it is ” present in the blood, all the blood vessels in the body dilate so that the blood pressure decreases, which prevents oxygen to reach all organs ».
26 days of coma for JC
No time to lose for the medical team. The small and numerous clots that form in JC’s blood prevent the circulation of blood to the extremities. His hands and feet are depleted in oxygen, as in blood. As a result, the skin of his fingers and lower legs is gradually gangrene. The doctors had no choice: they make the decision to amputate it to save it. Several of his fingers were cut off, as were his legs, which were amputated below the knees.
In total, JC remains 26 days in a coma. His condition improves little by little since the doctors manage to cure him of his bacteria. Doctor Bernard is adamant about this incredible case. If infections are common (it is the immune system that reacts because it feels threatened), sepsis of this level is very rare.
This Man: A Very Rare Case
This does not prevent this story makes us think twice before helping ourselves to old leftovers in the fridge. Remember that leftovers of this type can be stored safely in the fridge for three or four days. But at the slightest doubt, it is better not to consume them. The best yet is to simply have no leftovers..
Man: The most common consequences after eating foods that are not suitable for the body are indigestion. We are also talking here about an infection by a bacterium (in itself or by the toxins it produces). They are generally consecutive to the consumption of undercooked food such as meat, poultry, eggs or fish, or because of dirty water. Certain bacteria are very common in the case of food poisoning. The most frequent are the following: Salmonella, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus, Campylobacter ou Clostridium. We hope today that JC is better and that his case remains exceptional.