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Tuesday, October 04, 2005So far six residents of the Seven Oaks Home for the Aged in Scarborough have succumbed to the unidentified illness, with the two most recent deaths having occurred Sunday night. But officials say the situation is improving as many of the 68 affected residents and eight employees are showing signs of improvement. "It appears to be winding down," said Dr. David McKeown, Toronto's medical officer of health. "We are seeing the illness take its course in those who are already infected, which is why we're seeing some additional hospitalizations and these two new deaths. But at this time many of those who have been affected are improving." Since the outbreak began Sept. 25: * 6 people are dead * 68 residents are sick * 8 employees are sick * 3 visitors are sick * 30 of 68 residents of Seven Oaks have been admitted to area hospitals Although the illness hasn't been identified, officials have ruled out the deadly Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, better known as SARS, as well as influenza and the avian flu. Nursing home patients are extremely frail. Even a virus as normally benign as a cold can be devastating for them, although having to transfer almost half the residents to a hospital seems unusual. UPDATE: Mystery solved. It was Legionairre's disease. posted by Sydney on 10/04/2005 07:59:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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