Kaso ng leptospirosis, tumaas matapos ang #CarinaPH at habagat! (Full Episode) | Reporter’s Notebook
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Ilang linggo makalilipas mula nang manalasa ang Super Typhoon #CarinaPH at habagat, mahigit 100 pasyente na tinamaan ng leptospirosis ang na-admit sa San Lazaro Hospital.
Sa patuloy na pagtaas ng bilang ng mga tinatamaan ng sakit, ramdam din ang kakulangan sa mga health care worker sa ilang pampublikong ospital. Paano lalabanan ang pagkalat ng nakamamatay na sakit?
Sapat nga ba ang ginagawang aksyon ng pamahalaan para puksain ang leptospirosis?
Sapat ba ang ginagawang aksyon ng pamahalaan para mapigilan ang banta ng pagtaas ng leptospirosis?
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Ilang linggo makalilipas mula nang manalasa ang Super Typhoon #CarinaPH at habagat, mahigit 100 pasyente na tinamaan ng leptospirosis ang na-admit sa San Lazaro Hospital.
Sa patuloy na pagtaas ng bilang ng mga tinatamaan ng sakit, ramdam din ang kakulangan sa mga health care worker sa ilang pampublikong ospital. Paano lalabanan ang pagkalat ng nakamamatay na sakit?
Sapat nga ba ang ginagawang aksyon ng pamahalaan para puksain ang leptospirosis?
Sapat ba ang ginagawang aksyon ng pamahalaan para mapigilan ang banta ng pagtaas ng leptospirosis?
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00:00In Quezon City, a video was captured of the flooding of Barangay Taro de Si Reynaldo Dimal,
00:23while some residents were in the middle of a storm of rice and rice paddies.
00:36But he did not expect that just a few days later, he fell ill and became weak.
00:43He was infected with Lactose Pyrosis, a disease that is extracted from the soil or urine of cattle.
00:53Of the many patients in the hospital, Reynaldo was not given a bed.
00:58He used a wheelchair to lie down while he was being treated for the disease.
01:02When he drinks the medicine, he will be gone. Then, we will put him in the hospital again.
01:05Then, when he drinks the medicine, he really sounds like that.
01:14The five-year-old boy, J.M., did not stop crying and crying.
01:19He did not get a real name while being treated in the hospital.
01:26The boy was also infected with Lactose Pyrosis.
01:29He got it after their house was flooded with water.
01:34It hurts, ma'am. Look at my son.
01:36Almost all of his left and right sides have been pierced by a needle.
01:40I could not get it out.
01:41When I got the blood, I got it out, ma'am.
01:45I really cried.
01:46I really wanted to stop him, ma'am.
01:49I could not talk to him properly.
01:51He told me that he would just go home.
01:53I told him to endure it because I would rather have you be pierced by a needle than to lose you.
02:01The worst thing is that there are people who are not allowed to get rid of the disease.
02:11He said that he was saved, but he was alone in his life. He was not saved.
02:16In the past weeks, the number of people infected with the deadly disease is increasing.
02:22Is the government's action enough to stop the flood of invisible enemies?
02:28July 23, many parts of Metro Manila were flooded due to the heavy rain caused by the Super Typhoon Kareena, which was intensified by the typhoon.
02:50Don't look at your belongings.
02:53Don't look at it because it's soft underneath.
02:57These houses in Caiingen Road, Quezon City, can only be seen almost completely because of the flood.
03:05Later, look over there.
03:08Get out of there.
03:10A resident of the barangay, Rinaldo Dimal, was forced to go ahead to monitor the flood and help his neighbors.
03:22Rinaldo's house in Quezon was also flooded.
03:27Even though the flood reached its peak, Rinaldo and his wife, Violeta, fought to save some of their belongings.
03:34The residents of Barangay Balingasa, Situ 224, have a different story.
03:42The flood reached their area when the typhoon Kareena and Habagat hit.
03:48It reached more than 6 feet.
03:51When the typhoon Ondoy hit, the water level here was only 5 feet.
03:55You were injured. You should have drowned there.
03:59Go to the hospital.
04:04Two weeks later, Rinaldo was rushed to the hospital.
04:08He had a fever and he felt weak.
04:12He was paralyzed. His fever would come back.
04:15He would drink medicine and it would go away.
04:17Then he would have a fever again.
04:19He was shaking. He was really shaking like that.
04:21What did he say?
04:23He said he was going to have a transplant.
04:25I said, that might be different because you drowned in the flood and you were injured.
04:29That might be leptosis. I told him that.
04:31He didn't want it?
04:32He didn't want it. He was waiting for it.
04:35He was drinking medicine and he was paralyzed.
04:39When he was admitted to the hospital, Violeta's fear happened.
04:44It was confirmed that Rinaldo was infected with leptospirosis.
04:48But because of the number of patients, Rinaldo was not admitted to the hospital bed.
04:54To be honest, I was not allowed to go to the hospital because I am a cancer survivor.
04:59I told him, just trust me, we can do this.
05:03You were trying to strengthen his heart.
05:05Yes.
05:06But inside, you felt something different.
05:08When I was sick, my heart was strong.
05:10That's what I told my husband, don't be weak.
05:13You are a man. You are afraid of leptospirosis.
05:15I told him, it's just leptospirosis.
05:18I tried, but I survived.
05:21Because he didn't go to the hospital right away, Rinaldo's condition became worse.
05:26I was afraid, so I told him, strengthen your heart.
05:29Drink medicine.
05:31Follow the doctor's advice because you will get better if you follow it.
05:36Don't be stubborn.
05:38In addition to Rinaldo's anxiety, the lack of beds in the public hospital that he went to,
05:44because the number of patients was increasing,
05:49so within 5 days of being admitted, he remained in a wheelchair.
05:55Even though the situation was difficult, Rinaldo insisted on going home.
06:00This Wednesday, I accompanied him while he was on his way home.
06:05He told me what he went through in the hospital.
06:09You have a lot of stuff in the wardrobe.
06:11I have a lot. I'm waiting for someone to replace you when you stand up.
06:14I'm also a patient.
06:16That's why when you stand up, you have to leave your stuff.
06:19What do you feel when you are hit like that? What do you feel?
06:22It's like you're going to faint.
06:24Your body will tremble.
06:26You won't be able to sleep.
06:28If you're coughing, it won't stop.
06:31It will stop.
06:33What did they do to you in the first day?
06:35They put me on a catheter and took my blood.
06:38They said it's for the laboratory.
06:40What that means is that you're already suffering from leptospirosis.
06:43You're still fighting the leprosy because you don't have a doctor.
06:46Leprosy.
06:48Leprosy.
06:49The hospital explained to them.
06:52Their priority is those who can't walk.
06:56They can't lie down on a chair.
07:00That's why they bring them to the bed.
07:04Those who can lie down.
07:06Yes, those who can lie down.
07:08And most of them are pregnant.
07:10So you can still walk?
07:12Yes, I can still walk.
07:14Even so, it's still hard.
07:15Rinaldo's condition is getting better.
07:18And he's getting stronger.
07:20People are important.
07:22Here in your area, it's always flooding.
07:25What should we do?
07:27We should avoid it.
07:29If it's not important, we should avoid it.
07:32Unless there's an important sacrifice,
07:36we should just take medicine.
07:38In San Lazaro Hospital,
07:40up to 88 leptospirosis patients
07:42were brought to their emergency room
07:45and admitted on August 13.
07:48Due to the large number of patients,
07:50an emergency room extension was made.
07:54Chief Medical Professional Staff of San Lazaro
07:58rotated our team to different wards
08:01where patients with leptospirosis were admitted.
08:05In this ward, 7 patients are being treated.
08:09They are considered doctors
08:10who have moderate to severe condition.
08:13Others were admitted because their lungs were affected.
08:17In this room, we have peritoneal dialysis.
08:21They have high-flow nasal cannula
08:25because it's hard for them to breathe.
08:27Why is that?
08:29Why is it hard for them to breathe?
08:31Because their lungs are being attacked by leptospirosis bacteria.
08:35They are creating inflammation there.
08:40That's why it's hard for them to breathe.
08:42Sometimes, their lungs are being crushed
08:47and sometimes, they are bleeding.
08:51This is where we met Christian Bonalayaw.
08:54He's 22 years old.
08:56It's his second day in the hospital.
08:59But because the bacteria
09:02brought by leptospirosis spread to his body,
09:04it also affected his kidneys.
09:06Because of this,
09:07he needed to undergo dialysis.
09:10I was a bit worried.
09:13I asked my colleagues
09:16if they can still treat him
09:19because he has two kidneys.
09:21I was given this for leptospirosis,
09:27as well as antibacterial,
09:29as well as peritoneal dialysis.
09:33Christian's eyes are still yellow.
09:35But his condition is much better
09:38compared to when he first felt the symptoms.
09:42My vision is gone.
09:44I can't see around me anymore.
09:48It's so blurry.
09:51I have a headache.
09:54My vision is blurred.
09:57I can't breathe.
09:59My eyes are yellow.
10:02My whole body.
10:03I can't breathe.
10:05I'm so scared.
10:07Of course, I'm still young.
10:09I still have dreams in life.
10:11Christian needed water
10:13in their area
10:15in Caloocan City during the typhoon.
10:17He also didn't realize
10:19that he had an injury at that time.
10:21The flood was so heavy
10:23that we couldn't get out of the area.
10:26When we reached the area,
10:29we couldn't move properly
10:31because it was so heavy.
10:34We asked other kids,
10:36Buntis,
10:38to help them
10:40get out of the area
10:42so that they won't be affected
10:44by the flood.
10:54At the pediatric ward
10:56of San Lazaro Hospital,
10:58JM, 5 years old,
10:59doesn't have a real name.
11:01He has a headache.
11:04He's the youngest
11:06leptospirosis patient
11:08of the hospital this month.
11:10It hurts, ma'am.
11:12Look at my son.
11:14He has a lot of bruises
11:16on his left and right side.
11:18I can't get it out.
11:20When I get the blood,
11:22I can't get it out, ma'am.
11:24I really want to cry.
11:26I try to stop him
11:27but he doesn't listen.
11:29He says,
11:31I'll just go home.
11:33I told him to stop
11:35because I want to stab him
11:37instead of losing him.
11:39He can't get dialysis
11:41because that's what happened to his grandfather.
11:43He got dialysis,
11:45but it didn't last long.
11:49It hurts, ma'am.
11:51I can't get it out.
11:53I can't get it out.
11:57It hurts, ma'am.
12:01It hurts, ma'am.
12:06It hurts, ma'am.
12:10I just want to cry, ma'am.
12:14I want to cry, ma'am.
12:16I want to cry.
12:19According to the GM's father,
12:21he escaped from the flood
12:23to escape from their house
12:25in Barangay Tatalon, Quezon City
12:27on July 23.
12:29The flood reached us
12:31on the third floor.
12:33We couldn't go up anymore.
12:35If the flood would still reach the third floor,
12:37our choice, ma'am,
12:39is to go to the roof.
12:41They were flooded, ma'am.
12:43It's only been two days
12:45since GM was hospitalized
12:47but his father is still worried
12:49because until now,
12:51the child hasn't been able to pee
12:53since the catheter was placed.
12:55This morning,
12:57he was able to pee in this part.
12:59I'm thankful that he's here
13:01and that he's close to the bag
13:03but it should have reached
13:05100 ml, ma'am.
13:09According to GM's doctor,
13:11they are still monitoring the child
13:13to make sure that
13:15his body can fight
13:17leptospirosis.
13:19Chief Medical Professional Staff
13:21of the hospital explained
13:23that the cases of leptospirosis
13:25that are brought to them
13:27are still being received
13:29by the patients
13:31in the next few days.
13:33The incubation period
13:35of leptospirosis is 2 days
13:37to 14 days or 2 weeks
13:39but presently,
13:41we are now on the 20th day
13:43from July 24
13:45where Typhoon Karina happened.
13:47We had discharges
13:49yesterday, 94.
13:51Now, it's 88.
13:53The admission rate
13:55of leptospirosis
13:57in the Philippines
13:59is around 80%.
14:01According to the Department of Health
14:03or DOH,
14:05leptospira is the main carrier
14:07of the bacteria
14:09that causes the disease
14:11of leptospirosis.
14:13The contamination of leptospira
14:15by bacteria
14:17may mix with water.
14:19The bacteria
14:21may enter the open part
14:23of the body
14:25such as the eyes,
14:27it may be the cause
14:29of kidney failure,
14:31liver failure,
14:33difficulty in breathing,
14:35and sometimes, death.
14:37From January to August this year,
14:39more than 2,100
14:41cases of leptospirosis
14:43were registered by the Department of Health.
14:45Although,
14:47it's lower compared to the data
14:49of the last year,
14:512,700,
14:53the number of cases
14:55of leptospirosis
14:57were recorded
14:59from July 21
15:01to August 3.
15:03Now, in 2024,
15:05the number of fatalities
15:07or deaths
15:09due to leptospirosis
15:11reached 244.
15:13In Pasig City,
15:15Perfecto Buen,
15:1743 years old,
15:19died in the hospital
15:21after being confined
15:23for two days.
15:24Aside from his family
15:26and neighbors,
15:28there are cats
15:30who do not leave
15:32Perfecto's house.
15:34They were the ones
15:36Perfecto saved
15:38when the flood hit their place.
15:40He went out
15:42because we were worried
15:44about my cats.
15:46He removed the barricade
15:48to let them in.
15:50He was saved by God's mercy
15:52but he was the one
15:54who saved him.
15:56He was able to save a lot
15:58but he was alone.
16:03According to Remi,
16:05two days after Perfecto
16:07drowned in the flood,
16:09he felt the sound
16:11and his wife was in labor.
16:13She was in labor
16:15for a few days,
16:17two days.
16:19She was different.
16:21She was chilling.
16:22She couldn't move her body
16:24because we went there
16:26on August 8th.
16:28She arrived on August 9th
16:30and at 1am,
16:32she gave birth.
16:34That's how fast it happened.
16:37Remi remembers
16:39their lost children
16:41because they are not yet
16:43done with school
16:45and she does not have
16:47a proper job.
16:49What can we do?
16:50Her job is just a tricycle
16:52and what can we do?
16:54What can we do about
16:56our lost children?
16:58Ma,
17:00It's hard to accept
17:02that in an instant
17:04she lost her life partner.
17:06I was in a phobia
17:08because of the leptospirosis
17:10and the flood.
17:12My husband died.
17:15Leptospirosis
17:17is often associated
17:18with a common concussion.
17:20This is one of the reasons
17:22why many patients
17:24become severely ill
17:26before being taken to the hospital.
17:28Leptospirosis is
17:30as systemic as
17:32leptospirosis
17:34because all of our organs
17:36can be affected.
17:39Even though
17:41there are medicines
17:43like antibiotics
17:45for leptospirosis,
17:46if you are already
17:48in a stage
17:50where you go to the hospital
17:52late,
17:54the microbes
17:56are already attached
17:58to different organs,
18:00the risk of mortality
18:02is quite high.
18:04Patients in the National Kidney
18:06and Transplant Institute
18:08or NKTI
18:10also experienced a decrease.
18:12In fact,
18:13nurses and nursing aides
18:15from different wards
18:17pulled out to watch
18:19the leptospirosis patients
18:21in the gym.
18:23NKTI can also add
18:25hospital beds
18:27but they need
18:29additional nurses
18:31and doctors.
18:33They requested
18:35the Department of Health
18:37to add 20 nurses
18:39and 10 doctors.
18:40The Department of Health
18:42also requested
18:44a program
18:46to reduce
18:48and control leptospirosis.
18:50In a barangay in Paranaque,
18:522 kilos of rice
18:54is the substitute
18:56for every catch
18:58of residents.
19:00They suspended
19:02their program
19:04after a barangay
19:06died of leptospirosis.
19:08Reporters Notebook
19:10reported that
19:12leptospirosis patients
19:14still continue
19:16to catch fish
19:18instead of rice.
19:20I want to eradicate
19:22leptospirosis
19:24and catch it.
19:26Leptospirosis is one of the
19:28most dangerous diseases
19:30especially during the rainy season.
19:32I just want to remind people
19:34that we still have a program
19:36to catch fish.
19:38A barangay in Vitales
19:40has a lot of rice.
19:42Almost all areas here
19:44are flooded.
19:46In my barangay,
19:4870% of the area is flooded.
19:50We encourage people
19:52to take leptospirosis medicine.
19:54This is what we give to people
19:56after the flood.
19:58It comes with a prescription
20:00on how to take it.
20:02But leptospirosis
20:04cannot be completely cured
20:06if the root of the problem
20:08is not solved
20:10and if the water
20:12cannot be stopped,
20:14the problem will not be solved.
20:16That is why it is important
20:18to prioritize
20:20flood control projects
20:22and effective waste management programs
20:24in the country.
20:26Our flood control system
20:28and waste disposal system
20:30are poor.
20:32We cannot control the rot.
20:34It happens constantly.
20:36We can control it.
20:38The flood control
20:40system is not yet available
20:42in the country.
20:44You can say this is a rise
20:46in cases in English
20:48or Tagalog,
20:50dagsa ng kaso.
20:52Even though we say this,
20:54there are still many patients.
20:56This is different from
20:58the leptospirosis
21:00that we used to say
21:02that in one hospital
21:04it does not exceed 5 per day.
21:06Now, they are adding
21:0810, 20 per day
21:10in the country.
21:12They say their agency
21:14will add more cases
21:16of leptospirosis in the country
21:18in the next few days.
21:20The Department of Health
21:22has also ordered
21:24DOH hospitals in Metro Manila
21:26to activate the surge capacity plan
21:28for leptospirosis.
21:30This means that
21:32in a hospital where there are
21:34100 beds,
21:36if there were 10 beds
21:38with leptospirosis before,
21:40there are still
21:42thousands of people
21:44affected by this.
21:46Because until now,
21:48the root of this problem
21:50is still not solved,
21:52the widespread problem
21:54of garbage and the lack
21:56of a proper project
21:58or work.
22:00The question is,
22:02how many more lives
22:04do we need to save
22:06before this problem is solved?
22:08Until next Saturday,
22:10stay home.