The young nephew of our neighbor (and the neighbor is our childrens' Godmother and we know her well) is still in hospital, just transferred from intensive care. He has lost function of an eye and an arm and has other problems. We don't know if function is expected to return. He collapsed one day at home more or less out of the blue and was airlifted to a hospital about 150 miles away. It was reported to us early on that the infection was a "cold" virus. Cornavirus account for a significant portion of ordinary colds, along with rhinovirus. Neither, however, normally result in problems anything like this child has experienced and generally not much beyond the respiratory and gastrointestinal systems. So this is a real mystery. We are in the northwestern U.S. and no one involved has traveled to any of the countries where MERS has been reported. We don't know what it is or whether any similar cases have been reported.
I'm sure the family would be appreciative of prayers.
Prayer ping to #5 (thanks).
Prayers for the young man, and the family.
Prayers for your neighbor’s nephew. May the Great Physician provide wisdom to his doctors, and healing and a complete recovery.
Prayers for the little guy.
It could have been transfered from a food handler when he got a Happy Meal or passing someone in a store or from a playmate who had a mild case of whatever it is. I’m betting, what with the severity, they are just saying a vague “cold virus” so people in the area don’t go into full blown panic. I’d also be curious if these new bugs aren’t mutations but man made.