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Im looking into possible virus that anyone might have heard of. I was a healthy 47 yr old man. I used to be very outgoing full of energy, until last month. Now in hospital Dr. not sure what causing my problem. The movement of my heart ( compression is supposed to be around 60 EF mine is 10, I struggle breathing retaining water. I never had any heart problems until now.
trying to trace my steps the only thing that has been out of the normal, I went out of town for a week with family, came home to find the deep freeze had broke and the meat had turned racid. is anyone aware of any airborn virus that could effect heart/lungs. I was the one that cleaned up the mess
Please help
trying to trace my steps the only thing that has been out of the normal, I went out of town for a week with family, came home to find the deep freeze had broke and the meat had turned racid. is anyone aware of any airborn virus that could effect heart/lungs. I was the one that cleaned up the mess
Please help
With regards to the meat it is more than likely a bacteria could have got into your body rather than a virus. With regards to viruses, there is of course the possibility of autoimmune response. A virus certainly doesn't want to kill its host, it needs a host to copy itself using their DNA. In some cases, the virus seems to trigger the body to attack certain types of its own tissue, such as smooth muscle. This can be detected by using blood samples. The speed in which your health declined does seem to relate to some kind of infection which has recently occurred. The usual treatment for autoimmune response is steroids.
Have you been told that you have cardiomyopathy or myocarditis? If you have, yes, viruses can and do cause serious heart problems. The great--actually enormous--difficulty is why these problems occur with some people and not with others who have been exposed to the same virus.
This is a subject that is not at all understood but the likelihood that defrosted or rancid meat caused your illness is beyond tiny.
If you have been given at least a tentative diagnosis, PIN YOUR DOCTOR DOWN. He/she may not have the perfect answer, but there will be a best-guess scenario.
On the bright side, you are fairly young and have been healthily active. Your body is going to do everything in its power to get you back to normal, and with good medical care, you may very well get your life back.
This is a subject that is not at all understood but the likelihood that defrosted or rancid meat caused your illness is beyond tiny.
If you have been given at least a tentative diagnosis, PIN YOUR DOCTOR DOWN. He/she may not have the perfect answer, but there will be a best-guess scenario.
On the bright side, you are fairly young and have been healthily active. Your body is going to do everything in its power to get you back to normal, and with good medical care, you may very well get your life back.
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