Mga pasyenteng tinamaan ng leptospirosis, tumaas sa Metro Manila | Reporter’s Notebook
Aired (August 17, 2024): Bunsod ng bahang dala ng Super Typhoon #CarinaPH at Habagat, pinangambahan din ang posibleng banta ng sakit na leptospirosis. Sa katunayan, mula Enero 2024 hanggang sa kasalukuyan, mahigit dalawang libo na ang naitalang kaso ng leptospirosis sa bansa. Panoorin ang buong detalye sa video. #GMAPublicAffairs #GMADocumentaries #ReportersNotebook
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00:00July 23, many parts of Metro Manila were flooded due to the heavy rain caused by the super typhoon that hit Habagat.
00:20These houses on the roadside of Quezon City were almost covered in mud due to the high tide.
00:31A resident of the barangay, Rinaldo Dimal, was forced to go ahead to monitor the flood rise and help his neighbors.
00:44Rinaldo's house in Quezon City was also flooded.
00:49Even though the flood reached its peak, Rinaldo and his wife Violeta fought to save some of their belongings.
00:56This is the story of the residents of Barangay Balingasa, Situ 224.
01:04The flood that hit their area was different from the one that hit Habagat.
01:10The flood reached more than 6 feet.
01:13The flood in Baguio Ondoy was only 5 feet.
01:18You were in the water and you were drowning.
01:22You should have gone to the hospital.
01:26Two weeks passed.
01:28Rinaldo was rushed to the hospital.
01:31He was hit by the flood and felt weak.
01:34He was paralyzed.
01:36He kept getting hit by the flood.
01:38He was not able to drink his medicine.
01:40He kept getting hit by the flood.
01:42He was shaking.
01:44What did he say?
01:45He said he felt dizzy.
01:47I told him it might be something else.
01:49You were drowning and you were injured.
01:51It might be leptospirosis.
01:53He didn't want to go?
01:55He didn't want to go.
01:57He was waiting.
01:59He was drinking his medicine.
02:01When he was admitted to the hospital, what Violeta feared happened.
02:06Rinaldo was confirmed to have leptospirosis.
02:10But due to the number of patients, Rinaldo was not admitted to the hospital bed.
02:15To be honest, I was not allowed to go home and stay at the hospital.
02:19Because I am a cancer survivor.
02:21I said, just trust me.
02:23We can do this.
02:25You were trying to strengthen your heart.
02:27But inside, you felt something else.
02:29When I was sick, my heart was strong.
02:31That's what I told my husband.
02:33Don't be weak.
02:35You are a man.
02:36I told him, it's just leptospirosis.
02:38I told him, it's just leptospirosis.
02:40I tried, but I survived.
02:43Because he didn't go to the hospital right away, Rinaldo's condition was critical.
02:48I was scared.
02:50So I told him, strengthen your heart.
02:52Drink your medicine.
02:54Follow the doctor's advice.
02:57You will get better if you follow it.
02:59Don't be stubborn.
03:01In addition to Rinaldo's worry,
03:03the lack of beds in the public hospital he went to.
03:06Because the number of patients who are being admitted to the hospital is increasing.
03:11That's why within 5 days of being admitted,
03:14he was left in a wheelchair.
03:17Even though the situation was difficult,
03:19Rinaldo was determined to recover.
03:22This Wednesday, I was able to visit him while he was recovering at home.
03:27He told me what he went through at the hospital.
03:31You have a lot of work there.
03:33There are people waiting for you.
03:34There are people waiting to replace you.
03:36I'm sorry.
03:38That's why when you stand up, you have to leave your belongings.
03:41What do you feel when you are hit like that?
03:43What do you feel?
03:45It's like you're weak.
03:47Your body is paralyzed.
03:49You can't sleep.
03:51When you breathe, it's not continuous.
03:53It's intermittent.
03:55What did they do to you on the first day?
03:57They put me in a catheter.
03:59Then they took my blood.
04:01They said it's for the laboratory.
04:02It means that you're already suffering from leptospirosis.
04:05You're still fighting the leprosy because you can't sleep.
04:08Leprosy.
04:11They said the hospital explained it to them.
04:14Their priority is not to be able to walk.
04:18They can't lie down on a chair.
04:22That's why they were taken to beds.
04:25Those who can lie down.
04:27Yes, those who can lie down.
04:29And most of them are pregnant.
04:30So you can still walk?
04:32Yes, I can still walk.
04:34Even so, it's still hard.
04:36For now, Rinaldo's condition is good.
04:39And he continues to get stronger.
04:41People are important.
04:44The water is always flowing in your area.
04:47What should we do?
04:49Just avoid smoking.
04:51If it's not important, you can stop smoking.
04:54Except if there's really an important sacrifice,
04:58you just have to take medicine.
05:00In San Lazaro Hospital,
05:02up to 88 leptospirosis patients were brought to their emergency room
05:08and were admitted on August 13.
05:10Due to the large number of patients,
05:13an emergency room extension was made in the hospital.
05:17Chief Medical Professional Staff of San Lazaro turned our team
05:22to different wards where patients with leptospirosis were admitted.
05:27In this ward,
05:28seven patients are being treated.
05:30They are the so-called doctors
05:33whose condition is moderate to severe.
05:35Others were admitted because their lungs were affected.
05:39Here in the room, we have peritoneal dialysis.
05:43They have high-flow nasal cannula
05:47because it's hard for them to breathe.
05:49Why is that?
05:51Why is it hard for them to breathe?
05:53Because their lungs are being attacked by leptospirosis bacteria.
05:56They are now creating inflammation there
06:02and it's hard for them to breathe.
06:04Sometimes, there's a rupture of the lungs
06:09so sometimes, they bleed.
06:13This is where we met Christian Bonalayaw,
06:1622 years old.
06:18It's only his second day in the hospital.
06:21But because the bacteria brought by leptospirosis spread to his body,
06:26his kidneys were also affected.
06:29Because of this, he needed to undergo dialysis.
06:33I was a bit worried.
06:35I just asked my colleagues
06:38if they can still treat him because he has two weeks left.
06:43I was given this for his leptospirosis,
06:49like antibacterial and
06:53leptospirosis dialysis.
06:56Christian's eyes are still glowing
06:59but his condition is better
07:02compared to when he first felt the symptoms.
07:05My vision is gone
07:07and it's not like before.
07:09It's really yellow.
07:11I can't see around me anymore.
07:13It's so bright red.
07:15I have a headache.
07:17My vision is going around.
07:20I can't breathe.
07:22My body and eyes are glowing.
07:26I can't breathe.
07:28I'm so scared.
07:30Of course, I'm still young.
07:32I still have a dream.
07:34Christian needed to go to their place
07:37in Caloocan City when the typhoon hit.
07:40He also didn't realize that he had an injury at that time.
07:44It was so heavy.
07:46We couldn't get out of the area.
07:49We only got to where we were supposed to be.
07:52We couldn't move properly
07:54because the wind was so strong.
07:57We asked other kids to help us
08:01so that they can get out of the area
08:05so that they won't get wet.
08:16At the pediatric ward of San Lazaro Hospital,
08:195-year-old JM is being treated.
08:21JM is a 5-year-old boy.
08:23He doesn't have a real name.
08:25He has a headache.
08:28He is the youngest leptospirosis patient
08:32in this hospital this month.
08:34It hurts, ma'am.
08:36Look at my son.
08:38He has a scar on his left and right side.
08:40I can't take it anymore.
08:42Whenever I get blood,
08:44I cry.
08:46I want to stop him.
08:48I can't talk to him properly.
08:49He told me to take him home.
08:52I told him to stop
08:55because I want to stab him
08:58instead of losing him.
09:00He can't get dialysis
09:02because that's what happened to his grandfather.
09:04He didn't get dialysis for a long time.
09:06He lost it.
09:10It hurts, ma'am.
09:12I can't take it anymore.
09:14I can't take it anymore.
09:15It hurts, ma'am.
09:19It hurts, ma'am.
09:23It hurts, ma'am.
09:29It hurts, ma'am.
09:32I can't take it anymore.
09:36I can't take it anymore.
09:38I can't take it anymore.
09:41According to JM's father,
09:42he went to the river
09:45to get out of their house
09:47in Barangay Tatalon, Quezon City
09:49on July 23.
09:51The water reached our third floor.
09:53We can't go up anymore.
09:55If we have to cross to the third floor,
09:58we have no choice, ma'am.
10:00We have to swim.
10:04JM has been in the hospital for two days
10:07but his father is still worried
10:09because until now,
10:10he hasn't been able to urinate
10:13since the catheter was inserted.
10:15This morning,
10:17he was able to urinate here in this part.
10:20I am thankful that he was able to urinate here
10:23near the bag
10:25but it should have reached 100 ml, ma'am.
10:30According to JM's doctor,
10:32the child is being monitored
10:34so that his body can fight leptospirosis.
10:40According to the Chief Medical Professional Staff of the hospital,
10:43the number of cases of leptospirosis
10:46that are being brought to them is decreasing
10:48but they are still prepared
10:50to receive the patients
10:52in the next few days.
10:54The incubation period of leptospirosis
10:56is two days to 14 days or two weeks
11:00but presently,
11:02we are now on the 20th day
11:05from July 24,
11:07where Typhoon Karina happened.
11:08We had some discharges yesterday,
11:1194,
11:13and now, 88.
11:15The admission rate of leptospirosis
11:17is decreasing.
11:20According to the Department of Health or DOH,
11:23leptospira is the main carrier
11:25of the bacteria
11:27that causes leptospirosis.
11:30Leptospira,
11:32which is contaminated with bacteria,
11:34can mix with water.
11:35Bacteria can enter the open part of the body
11:38such as the eyes,
11:40mouth,
11:42nose,
11:44ears,
11:46and open wounds.
11:48If leptospirosis cannot be prevented,
11:50it can be the cause of kidney failure,
11:52liver failure,
11:54difficulty in breathing,
11:56and sometimes death.
11:58From January to August this year,
12:00more than 2,100
12:02cases of leptospirosis
12:03were reported
12:05by the Department of Health.
12:07Although,
12:09it is lower than last year's data,
12:112,700 cases were reported
12:13in just two weeks
12:15from July 21
12:17to August 3.
12:23As of 2024,
12:25244 were reported
12:27as fatalities
12:29or deaths due to leptospirosis.
12:33For more information,
12:35visit www.fema.gov