{"id":1252,"date":"2025-06-13T11:08:22","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T14:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hopeforgabriel.com\/13-06\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T22:04:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T01:04:25","slug":"13-06","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hopeforgabriel.com\/en\/13-06\/","title":{"rendered":"13\/06"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\n          <strong>Welcome to BacteriaLand!<\/strong>\n        <\/p>\n\n<p>A charming hospital in Fortaleza, where your child arrives with bronchiolitis&#8230; and picks up bacteria one after another.<\/p>\n\n<p>Just as he was finally supposed to receive his <strong>pulse therapy<\/strong> treatment, surprise: a new little visitor has joined the party: <strong>Klebsiella pneumoniae ssp. pneumoniae <\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p>A quick ChatGPT query explains how it&#8217;s caught:<\/p>\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\n          <strong>Through direct or indirect contact<\/strong>\n        \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hands of medical staff (not disinfected between patients)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contaminated surfaces: beds, handles, respirators, probes, etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Poorly sterilized medical equipment (intubation, catheters, suction devices&#8230;)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n          <strong>Through respiratory routes<\/strong>\n        \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An infected person coughs: micro-droplets may contain the bacteria (less frequent, but possible)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Increased risk with mechanical ventilation or tracheal suction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n          <strong>Through feces or urine<\/strong>\n        \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Klebsiella is naturally present in the intestines. In case of leakage, it can contaminate the environment or other patients <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<p>\n          <strong>We are thrilled!<\/strong>\n        <\/p>\n\n<p>We&#8217;re doing everything to stay positive: asking the whole world to pray to Jesus, Mohammed, Buddha, and the whole gang&#8230;<\/p>\n\n<p>But when we&#8217;re facing an organization of morons&#8230; what can you do? Huh?  <\/p>\n\n<p>\n          <strong>Thank you and have a great day!<\/strong>\n        <\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Important Update <\/h3>\n\n<p>I was informed that this text might be a bit too verbally violent. <\/p>\n\n<p>I assure you that it represents only <strong>1%<\/strong> of the hatred I feel, and that I was being <strong>nice<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n<p>The word <em>idiot<\/em> is relatively mild, almost cute!<\/p>\n\n<p>Of course, I&#8217;m not lumping everyone together. <\/p>\n\n<p>There are also people who do their job very well, like the doctors, and a majority of nurses and nursing assistants.<\/p>\n\n<p>But unfortunately, <strong>there is a minority<\/strong> who seem to not care at all, not to mention the overall organization, and probably some high-ranking people in the hierarchy.<\/p>\n\n<p>Incidentally, it&#8217;s quite &#8220;funny&#8221; to type the manager&#8217;s name into Google and see that he earned <strong>8.2 billion reais<\/strong> in one year<a href=\"https:\/\/oglobo.globo.com\/economia\/noticia\/2024\/09\/02\/bilionario-cearense-ficou-r-82-bilhoes-mais-rico-em-um-ano-segundo-a-forbes-veja-os-empresarios-que-mais-ganharam.ghtml\">(source: O Globo<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n<p>So before you call me a French leftist (because people like to politicize things), be careful, I have nothing against entrepreneurs who make money.<\/p>\n\n<p>We are also entrepreneurs. And we pay the hospital bills with the fruit of our labor! <\/p>\n\n<p>But well, with <strong>8.2 billion<\/strong>, we could perhaps <strong>invest in better communication<\/strong> and <strong>a decent organization<\/strong>, <strong>hygiene<\/strong>, <strong>better pay for staff<\/strong>, couldn&#8217;t we?<\/p>\n\n<p>Isn&#8217;t that logical?<\/p>\n\n<p>That&#8217;s what I call being an idiot. You see? <\/p>\n\n<p>I&#8217;m even convinced that many hospital staff members would agree with me on this point.<\/p>\n\n<p>Thank you.<\/p>\n\n<p>PS: I&#8217;ve also heard that he&#8217;s not communicating on the bronchiolitis epidemic because<em>&#8220;it&#8217;s not too good for tourism in Cear\u00e1<\/em>&#8220;?<\/p>\n\n<p>\n          <strong>Wooooow, well done guys!<\/strong>\n        <\/p>\n\n<p>\n          <strong>If you had informed me that there was a potentially deadly virus circulating when I left the maternity ward, I assure you that I would potentially not be here bothering you with complaints.<\/strong>\n        <\/p>\n\n<p>But well, it costs a lot to send an SMS or an email. It&#8217;s true. Sorry!  <\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to BacteriaLand! A charming hospital in Fortaleza, where your child arrives with bronchiolitis&#8230; and picks up bacteria one after another. Just as he was finally supposed to receive his pulse therapy treatment, surprise: a new little visitor has joined the party: Klebsiella pneumoniae ssp. pneumoniae . 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