{"id":7282,"date":"2023-09-06T17:42:44","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T17:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latestnews.top\/2023\/09\/06\/california-father-53-is-fighting-for-his-life-on-a-ventilator-after-being-struck-down\/"},"modified":"2023-09-06T17:42:44","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T17:42:44","slug":"california-father-53-is-fighting-for-his-life-on-a-ventilator-after-being-struck-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latestnews.top\/california-father-53-is-fighting-for-his-life-on-a-ventilator-after-being-struck-down\/","title":{"rendered":"California father, 53, is fighting for his life on a ventilator after being struck down"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An American father has been put on a ventilator after being struck down by a ‘mystery respiratory infection’ while in the Philippines for his mother’s funeral.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Armando Ramos, 53, from California<\/a>, has tested negative for Covid and the flu<\/a> \u2014 leaving doctors struggling to work out the cause of his illness.<\/p>\n The father-of-three \u2014 who has no underlying conditions \u2014 has also been intubated and suffered a collapsed lung, brain inflammation and kidney problems.<\/p>\n He is being treated at a hospital in Manila after his sore throat<\/a> progressed into chest pains and breathing problems within five days. He had flown to the country in early August.<\/p>\n