The 91-year-old actor is hospitalized with acute septicemia
The actor Stenio Garcia was hospitalized on the night of Saturday 1 July in a hospital in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro. According to the newspaper The globethe reason for the actor’s hospitalization is acute septicemia, a generalized blood infection caused by bacteria.
Also according to the newspaper, despite experiencing severe pain in his legs and hip, the actor is conscious and breathes normally and spontaneously. Stenio is being treated with antibiotics and will undergo a series of tests.
What is septicemia?
Today, better known as sepsis, the disease that struck the artist can be defined as a set of serious manifestations that occur throughout the body following an infection.
This means that the infection can also be localized in one organ, but the inflammation caused by it reaches the whole body, which can affect the functioning of several organs. In severe cases, it can lead to dysfunction or even multiple organ failure, as explained by the Ministry of Health.
Stenio Garcia, who is 91, is even more likely to suffer from the problem. According to the government agency, some of the groups most at risk of contracting the infection are premature babies; seniors over 65; people with AIDS, who have undergone chemotherapy or have used drugs that affect the body’s defences.
What are the symptoms of sepsis?
The disease has no specific symptoms, but should serve as a warning to anyone with an infection and fever; tachycardia; tachypnea, technical name for rapid breathing; dizziness; Low pressure; shortness of breath; excessive sleepiness; and confusion.
What is the treatment for sepsis?
A serious disease, sepsis kills 11 million people a year, according to a survey by the World Health Organization (WHO). In Brazil alone, according to Fiocruz, there are about 240,000 victims a year.
Such severity explains why the first few hours of treatment are so important. The Ministry of Health stresses that patients should be treated quickly with antibiotics, while blood cultures should be collected to identify the causative agent of the disease.
*With information from Estadão Content
Source: Terra
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