88-year-old Pope Francis continues his stay in the Hospital, and the health update is concerning, as it becomes known that he now has the onset of double pneumonia.
This requires a more complex treatment and ramps up worries about the deterioration of his fragile health.
Reuters reported:
“Francis has been suffering from a respiratory infection for more than a week and was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on February 14.
The Vatican said in a statement that the pope had undergone a chest CAT scan on Tuesday afternoon which had revealed ‘the onset of bilateral pneumonia that requires further pharmacological therapy’.”
Bilateral (or double) pneumonia is a serious infection. It can inflame and scar both lungs, and has the impact of making breathing more difficult.
‘Laboratory tests, chest X-ray, and the clinical condition of the Holy Father continue to present a complex picture’, the Vatican said. It reiterated that the pope was suffering from a ‘polymicrobial infection’, saying this required corticosteroid and antibiotic therapy, which was ‘making treatment more challenging’.
‘Nevertheless, Pope Francis remains in good spirits’, the Vatican statement added.” […]
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