It is a cutting edge service in infectious diseases. The service of Doctor Eric CUA at l’Archet. A service at the heart of the news while the Coronavirus is at the gates of France and the Alpes-Maritimes. The CHU of Nice will pass in the so-called “first line” healthcare establishments in the care of patients infected with the Coronavirus or suspected of being. This means that he will be able to manage and hospitalize these patients, which was not the case until now. DR Cua will be in charge of their recovery.
“They will be taken care of in negative pressure rooms from which no virus can escape”
Dr. Cua who prefers to reassure: _“99% of patients who have Coronavirus will recover_, of course 1 death in 100 is one death too many, but it is not a virus that will decimate the population, we know this virus “ specifies the doctor.
What treatment?
Management consists of isolating the patient during the contagion phase, and treating the symptoms as for a simple flu.
“Finally there is no treatment, we support patients by giving them treatment for fever and pain” Dr. Eric Cua
And in the most serious cases, but also the rarest according to the doctor, patients are admitted to the intensive care unit.
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