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Tragic Deaths in Brazil: A Boy Dies from Mosquito Bite and Another from Inhaling Limestone

According to foreign media reports, theA boy from Italy who was bitten by a mosquito while returning to Brazil for the summer vacation became ill. He was rushed to the hospital and died. The exact cause of death has not been announced.

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Matteo Chieu, a 14-year-old boy from Italy, has just finished his first year of high school. In mid-June, he went back to Pará, Brazil with his mother to visit relatives. Discomfort, severe pain at the bite site that does not get better with time.

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The mother rushed Matthew to the hospital, but his condition had begun to deteriorate. Father Roberto (Roberto) was still working in Italy. After learning that his son was seriously ill, he hurried to Brazil to accompany his son. It is reported that Matthew died in July. The couple had been at his bedside when he died on the 28th.

Schematic diagram of a tropical rainforest. (unsplash image)

Matthew’s exact cause of death has not been released. But mosquitoes in the Brazilian rainforest are highly likely to transmit dengue virus to humans. The United States also detected West Nile virus (West Nile virus) in a group of mosquitoes this summer. As of June 13, there have been 13 cases, including four in Arizona alone. About one in every 150 patients infected with West Nile virus will develop severe central nervous symptoms such as encephalitis and meningitis.

Hospital schematic. (unsplash image)

A 7-year-old boy in Brazil jumped into the gravel on the side of the road to play, and his family took photos of him. Unexpectedly, the boy was unwell a few minutes later and sent to the hospital. He was confirmed dead when he arrived at the hospital.

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The Brazilian media “Jornal Razão” reported that the boy Arthur Emanuel Bitencourt recently went to play with his family on a relative’s farm in Parana state (Parana). At that time, he saw a light-colored sandy soil on the side of the road and jumped into it. , the family also took a photo of him sitting in the gravel with his hands happily praising him. However, a few minutes later, Bidanggu was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

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It turned out that it was limestone that Bidanggu jumped into. He died due to inhalation of limestone powder. The local police are still clarifying the exact cause of his death.

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Lime powder is a common building material used to make bricks, cement, concrete, etc. According to Brazil’s Technological Research Institute, limestone dust can cause respiratory problems and may be carcinogenic, especially when exposed in large quantities, to the lungs damaged.

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2023-08-09 06:00:30

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