Congo virus: Another patient dies.
Yousuf Khan dies at the age of 60 because of excessive bleeding.
ISLAMABAD:
Another patient who was tested positive for Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) died on Saturday. According to hospital sources, Yousaf Khan, 60, had been admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) and died of excessive bleeding. His son Sheraz Khan died of the same disease on Thursday, while his other son, Arif Khan, who also tested positive for Congo fever, was stated to be in stable condition at the hospital.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 15th, 2013.
Another patient who was tested positive for Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) died on Saturday. According to hospital sources, Yousaf Khan, 60, had been admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) and died of excessive bleeding. His son Sheraz Khan died of the same disease on Thursday, while his other son, Arif Khan, who also tested positive for Congo fever, was stated to be in stable condition at the hospital.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 15th, 2013.