why should children who have survived the cave stay in isolation?

It was a perilous mission, even described as "impossible" by the head of the Crisis Staff. She was finally successful. Tuesday, July 20, the 12 boys aged 11 to 16 stuck in a cave in Tham Luang Nang No, Thailand, were finally all rescued, as well as their football coach. It had been nearly two weeks since the rescuers were heroically taking turns – one of them even paid for it with his life – to get them safe and sound. The last to be rescued will have spent 17 days there.

The emigrant, weakened but overall healthy, the children and their trainers must prepare for a new period of isolation. [19659003] In isolation for a week

Transferred to Chiang Rai hospital, adolescents should stay at least one week in isolation, behind a window, said public health officials at a press conference given during the rescue of the first four children. They all had a low body temperature and two were treated for a "minor" lung infection, stabilized with antibiotics.

Survivors will also have to gradually reintroduce solid foods into their diet and wear sunglbades to protect them their vision after spending long days in complete darkness.

Rescued Sunday, July 8 by the divers, the first four boys were allowed to see their family through a glbad while doctors continue to conduct exams and monitor boys for any contagious diseases. The psychologists have judged them in a good mental state, but do not yet allow them to watch television. A telephone line was also installed in their room so that they could communicate with their parents.

"Cave Disease" and "Rat Disease"

What doctors are afraid of now is that teenagers have been exposed to infections in the cave, including histoplasmosis. Known as "cavern disease", it is a fungal infection caused by inhalation of spores from a fungus found in bird and bat droppings. They may also have been exposed to leptospirosis, a bacterial disease transmitted by animals via their urine, particularly rats.

Teens and their trainer were also vaccinated against tetanus and rabies. The risk of having been bitten in their sleep by bats, vectors of the disease, is however very weak.

But it is not excluded that a cut or a scratch while the children fought a way through the waters of the cave can cause an infection. "What worries us the most is infections," a doctor involved in the rescue operation told Reuters. "There are all sorts of diseases in the cave, bats, contaminated water, everything is very dirty."

In addition, children may have been exposed to more common diseases, such as dysentery or gastroenteritis, drinking water from the cave. Finally, physicians reported that they were monitoring the mental health of boys because of the stress they experienced when trapped underground and not knowing if they would be helped or not.

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