A H7N9 bird flu patient in Zhejiang Province
remembered that he had eaten a fried chicken leg with fresh blood on the
bone just before falling sick, the local Morning Express reported.
The man, identified as Liu Jintao, 39, was confirmed to have H7N9 bird flu on October 14, the first case reported in Zhejiang last fall. He became critically ill and was able to talk about eating the chicken leg only after he recovered.
Liu recalled he bought three fried chicken legs from a supermarket during the National Day holiday, finding blood on the bones as he ate the second one.
Though he stopped eating the chicken, he said he had diarrhea the next day. He went to the doctor after he did not get better on the fourth day. On October 11, he was transferred to the ICU of Shaoxing People’s Hospital since he was in critical condition.
There has been no confirmation from doctors that his H7N9 infection was connected with the bloody chicken leg.
He was discharged from hospital recently, the report said. Liu is expected to be able to resume work after resting for another one or two months, the report said...
. http://www.shanghaidaily.com/national/Bird-flu-patient-says-he-ate-bloody-fried-chicken-leg-before-he-fell-ill/shdaily.shtml
The man, identified as Liu Jintao, 39, was confirmed to have H7N9 bird flu on October 14, the first case reported in Zhejiang last fall. He became critically ill and was able to talk about eating the chicken leg only after he recovered.
Liu recalled he bought three fried chicken legs from a supermarket during the National Day holiday, finding blood on the bones as he ate the second one.
Though he stopped eating the chicken, he said he had diarrhea the next day. He went to the doctor after he did not get better on the fourth day. On October 11, he was transferred to the ICU of Shaoxing People’s Hospital since he was in critical condition.
There has been no confirmation from doctors that his H7N9 infection was connected with the bloody chicken leg.
He was discharged from hospital recently, the report said. Liu is expected to be able to resume work after resting for another one or two months, the report said...
. http://www.shanghaidaily.com/national/Bird-flu-patient-says-he-ate-bloody-fried-chicken-leg-before-he-fell-ill/shdaily.shtml
