EXCLUSIVEConnecticut man, 25, almost dies after smoking cannabis in a bong that 原因(となる)d lethal 肺 感染

A Connecticut man 契約d a rare and deadly 肺 病気 after smoking a cannabis bong with water from a garden 靴下/だます.

The 無名の 患者, 25, who 苦しむd a 'crackling' noise in his 肺s, sought 医療の help after four days of a 'vigorous' cough, 混乱, vomiting, and 支援する 苦痛.?

Urine 実験(する)s 明らかにする/漏らすd the man was 苦しむing from 軍隊の一員s' 病気, a bacterial 感染 that leads to 肺 損失 and 厳しい 肺炎.?

The man, who was (麻薬)常用者d to cannabis and alcohol, had also gone into sepsis, an 免疫の system overreaction that kills one American every 90 seconds.?

His story, 文書d by doctors, comes すぐに after the 麻薬 施行 行政 発表するd it would downgrade マリファナ to a Schedule III 麻薬, 分類するing it as 'いっそう少なく harmful' than 以前 thought.??

An unnamed man in Connecticut, 25, contracted Legionnaires' disease after inhaling vapors while using a cannabis bong with water from a garden hose

An 無名の man in Connecticut, 25, 契約d 軍隊の一員s' 病気 after 吸い込むing vapors while using a cannabis bong with water from a garden 靴下/だます?

Legionnaires' disease is a severe form of pneumonia caused by the bacteria Legionella, which is found in freshwater environments, showerheads, hot tubs, hot water tanks, and large plumbing systems

軍隊の一員s' 病気 is a 厳しい form of 肺炎 原因(となる)d by the bacteria Legionella, which is 設立する in freshwater 環境s, showerheads, hot tubs, hot water 戦車/タンクs, and large plumbing systems

軍隊の一員s' 病気 is a 厳しい form of 肺炎 原因(となる)d by the bacteria Legionella, which is 設立する in freshwater 環境s like lakes and streams.?

However, it can also grow in human-made water systems like showerheads and faucets, hot tubs, decorative fountains, hot water 戦車/タンクs and heaters, and large plumbing systems that are not cleaned often enough, exposing them to bacteria.

によれば the CDC, water 含む/封じ込めるing Legionella can aerosolize, or turn into droplets that people breathe in.?And though it's いっそう少なく ありふれた, people can also drink water 含む/封じ込めるing the bacteria, 類似の to the 事例/患者 熟考する/考慮する 患者.?

Doctors 公式文書,認めるd the man was delirious and uncooperative. He also 苦しむd a high heart 率 and high 血 圧力, 同様に as elevated white 血 独房s.

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Additionally, the 患者 苦しむd from emphysema, which 損害賠償金 the 肺's 空気/公表する sacs called alveoli.?

The doctors 扱う/治療するing him believe he 契約d 軍隊の一員s' and sepsis from 吸い込むing vapors while using a cannabis bong with water from a garden 靴下/だます.?

The CDC 報告(する)/憶測s that most people exposed to Legionella don't get sick, however some groups are more at 危険 of 病気 than others.?

The 機関 見積(る)s that 8,000 to 10,000 事例/患者s are 報告(する)/憶測d every year in the US, though the true number is likely higher, as many 事例/患者s go undiagnosed. 概略で 15 out of 100 people who get the 感染 are 推定する/予想するd to die.?

Those most 攻撃を受けやすい 含む people over age 50, 現在の or former smokers, people with chronic 肺 病気s like chronic obstructive pulmonary 病気 (COPD) or emphysema, and people with underlying 病気s like?糖尿病 or 組織/臓器 失敗.?

The 患者 was 発射する/解雇するd after six days and underwent a two-week course of 抗生物質s.?

The 事例/患者 was published in the American 定期刊行物 of Respiratory and 批判的な Care 薬/医学.??

WHAT IS LEGI ONNAIRES' DISEASE?

軍隊の一員s' 病気 is a 厳しい form of 肺炎 that 原因(となる)s 肺 inflammation.

It is 原因(となる)d by a bacterium, known as Legionella.

Around 500 people in the UK and 6,100 in the US 苦しむ every year.

The 条件 can 原因(となる) life-脅すing 複雑化s, 含むing respiratory 失敗, 腎臓 失敗 and septic shock, which occurs when 血 flow to the 決定的な 組織/臓器s is 封鎖するd.

Most 苦しんでいる人s become ill by 吸い込むing tiny water droplets from 感染させるd sources, such as にわか雨 長,率いるs, hot tubs, swimming pools or ventilation systems in buildings.

Anyone can become 感染させるd, however, at-危険 people 含む the 年輩の, smokers and those with 抑えるd 免疫の systems, such as chemotherapy 患者s.

Symptoms usually develop between two and 10 days after (危険などに)さらす to the bacteria.

早期に 調印するs 含む:

  • 頭痛
  • Muscle 苦痛
  • Fever and 冷気/寒がらせるs?

People may then experience:

  • Cough, which may bring up 血
  • Breathlessness
  • Chest 苦痛
  • Nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea
  • 混乱?

治療 is 抗生物質s, usually in hospital, as soon as possible.

予防 伴う/関わるs meticulous きれいにする and disinfection of water systems.

People can 減ずる their 危険 by not smoking as this 損害賠償金 the 肺s and makes individuals more susceptible.

Source: Mayo Clinic