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Ian Paregol, father of the University of Maryland's deceased freshman, Olivia Paregol, talks about what he thinks he contributed to the sudden death of his daughter by an adenovirus. Paregol says that a known mildew problem in his daughter's dormitory contributed to his death.
Daily mail says that, according to Paregol, Elkton Hall contributed to her rapid disappearance, particularly because she was already immunocompromised.
"It did not help the disease. I think it's a really fair statement. We do not know there is a causal link, but it did not help. I mean … apparently, there were two sick kids when we walked in, right? It was the 13th. I would have liked to have this information. And now, there are three other sick children.
Elkton Hall is one of the high-rise dormitories located on the College Park campus of the University of Maryland, just north of Washington, D.C.
A statement from the University Health Center indicates that there is no link between the problem of mold and the epidemic of adenovirus on campus.
"The cases of adenovirus-associated disease on campus have been observed both among students living on campus and off campus and in students in homes affected by mold and not."
Students from the University of Maryland fear that the mold of a dormitory led to the death of an adenovirus in first year https://t.co/gVVVL0OWmA pic.twitter.com/GFQBQZW3Ov
– New York Post (@nypost) November 25, 2018
The health center indicates that the virus was not found only among students living in dormitories affected by mold.
"As such, it seems that there is no consistent link between mold exposure and incidents of adenovirus infection affecting UMD students."
But the University of Maryland admits that immunocompromised students are at higher risk and Oliva Paregol has Crohn's disease. More than 500 students from Elkton Hall have been relocated to hotels in the area because of the mold problem that, according to the university, is being resolved.
Jessica Thompson, another resident of Elkton Hall, said living in a dormitory with a known problem of mold was stressful.
"You can not sleep at night because the pillow is right next to the mold and you are coughed all night. We had to go home on weekends and everything would be fine at home. We would come back, we would sniff and cough, then we would have headaches. "
Ian Paregol stated that he felt that the parents should have been informed earlier of the problem because, because of his daughter's immune problems, he would have acted sooner, even if the university had not done so.
"If they would have known a week earlier, I think there would have been a different result. That would never have happened. "
Dr. David McBride, director of the University Health Center, explains that the first case of adenovirus was diagnosed on November 1st.
"Since then, five other cases of students with confirmed disease associated with adenovirus have been reported. On November 19, we learned that a test sample sent to the CDC had revealed adenovirus 7, a strain that could cause a more serious disease. "
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