After going to a concert, an American had to have all four of her limbs amputated because she contracted legionellosis which was probably spread by the smoke machine.
- Evelyn Davis, 22, contracted Legionnaires’ disease from a potentially contaminated smoke machine at a concert she attended.
- Two to ten days after inhalation of infectious aerosols, this disease is manifested by fever, chills, cough, difficulty breathing, nausea and confusion.
- After falling into a coma, the young patient had to have both legs and forearms amputated.
An outing that turns into a nightmare. Evelyn Davis, a 22 year old young woman attended a concert. Three days later, she fell ill, specifically she had a fever and felt exhausted, according to the outlet. times now and the Belgian newspaper Metro. As the days went by, his state of health deteriorated. Thus, the twenty-something, originally from Texas (United States), was urgently transferred to the hospital. After doing several tests, doctors diagnosed her with pneumonia and sepsis.
The fog machine, the cause of legionellosis?
Some time later, the patient fell into a coma. It was then that medical professionals discovered that she was actually suffering from legionellosis. It is a serious lung infection caused by bacteria called “Legionella”. “Legionella are present in their natural state in fresh water (lakes and rivers) and wet soils. Contamination occurs through the respiratory route, by inhalation of contaminated water diffused in an aerosol”, noted the ministry of health.
In Evelyn’s case, practitioners suggested that the smoke machine at the concert was responsible for the onset of this illness, which manifests as flu-like symptoms (fever, chills, cough, difficulty breathing, nausea, confusion) two ten days after infection. Clearly, they estimated that the American inhaled the “Legionella” bacteria released by the fog machine, which was potentially infected.
Legionellosis: amputated forearms and both legs
More than two weeks after her hospitalization, the young woman came out of the coma. However, his organs were affected. Because of the drugs administered to stabilize her blood pressure, her blood no longer circulated to her extremities. Thus, the doctors told her that she was going to have to have both legs and forearms amputated. Since this operation, Evelyn has been moving around with prostheses and doing rehabilitation to regain her autonomy.
