Russian Toddler Critically Ill After Parents Turn to Church Instead of Hospital | News | The Moscow Times

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The parents of a toddler who contracted tick-borne encephalitis in Russia's Altai republic tried to “treat” the boy in a church, until he developed a severe fever and was rushed to a hospital in critical condition, news reports said.

Church employees failed to persuade the parents to take their child to a hospital, and the couple kept the toddler home for another week while his condition deteriorated, the AltaiPress.ru news site reported Sunday.

The boy was rushed to a local hospital with a fever of 40 degrees Celsius and then transferred to a neurological hospital later in the day. He has been diagnosed with “tick-borne encephalitis of a meningitis form,” a spokesperson for the regional health watchdog was quoted as saying.

Russian Toddler Critically Ill After Parents Turn to Church Instead of Hospital | News | The Moscow Times