Pope says he has ‘very acute infectious bronchitis’

Vatican City.– Pope Francis said today that “thank God the disease he suffered from was not pneumonia” but “a very acute form of infectious bronchitis”. Although he no longer has a fever and continues to be cured with antibiotics, today he received participants at the “Ethics of Health Management” seminar at the Vatican.

He also explained today why doctors advised him not to travel to Dubai for the COP 28 climate summit – “The reason is it’s very hot there and you switch from heating to air conditioning. And that’s not convenient in this bronchial condition.

“Yes, thank you. As you can see, I am alive. The doctors did not let me go to Dubai (…) Thank God, this is not pneumonia. “This is a very acute infectious bronchitis,” the Pope clarified one morning The pope, he said, maintained his entire agenda, although he preferred not to read the speech for fear of being too tired.

He assured himself that he no longer had a fever and continued to use antibiotics to cure it. “The Pope’s condition is stable and he has no fever“But the swelling of the lungs associated with respiratory problems persists,” the Vatican confirmed in a statement Wednesday after the pope held an audience before thousands of faithful in the Paul VI Hall. “There is something contrary to health, It’s strong and fragile.”

How healthy he is, how strong he is, how strong he is, but he’s also fragile. Poor health leads to fragility. “I really like preventive medicine because it prevents events before they happen,” the pope told attendees at the seminar.

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I added—— “I appreciate what they do. Not only finding medical, pharmacological solutions, We must also take care of our health, that is, think about the beauty of health. And how to preserve this beauty. Not only does it heal, it also preserves. This is your job, thank you for coming. “Forgive me because I can’t say any more, but I don’t care.”

So what I want to do is greet them,” the pope added in the morning before an audience of seven.

The Argentine pope, who will celebrate his 87th birthday on December 17, confirmed during the audience that his “flu” is still not good.

On Saturday, Francis underwent a CT scan at a Rome hospital that confirmed the health problems but ruled out pneumonia.

Just like that, it was surprisingly announced that due to medical advice, he had to suspend his trip to Dubai from tomorrow, December 1 to December 3.

In April, he was hospitalized for three days with bronchitis and had to be treated with antibiotics, which was worrying because the Pope had a fever and arrived in an ambulance; in June, surprisingly, he developed adhesions due to his previous surgery 2021 In July, he underwent surgery again for colon diverticulum and abdominal hernia, and was hospitalized for 9 days.

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