Russian TV: A deadly meningitis outbreak that has left eleven dead, 119 infected and up to 13,000 at risk is taking its toll across the US. With symptoms showing up weeks after exposure, many more patients are expected to get sick.
The meningitis-tainted steroid shots were dispersed to health care centers across 23 US states and administered to about 13,000 patients who requested treatment for back pain, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
But the shots have cost many their life.
George Cary, 65, and his wife Lilian Cary, 67, both received the contaminated treatment to relieve their pain. While the man has not acquired any symptoms, he lost his wife to the deadly disease on Sept. 30.
After responding to medication, her spirits were lifted and she spent her time Skyping with her grandsons in the hospital. But shortly thereafter, she suffered a stroke and was removed from life support.
“They advised me to watch for symptoms,” Cary told the Associated Press while at a funeral home. “At this point, there’s nothing abnormal, but they said the same thing when Lilian had hers. …Not only have I lost my wife, but I’m watching the clock to see if anything develops.”
Categories: Americas, United States