Source: ABC News
“Pope Francis is sick with a polymicrobial infection of the respiratory tract, the Vatican said Monday. The 88-year-old Argentine pontiff was diagnosed following testing ‘carried out over the past few days,’ the Vatican’s press office said. With the results, he’ll have a change in drug therapy. He had initially been admitted to Policlinico Agostino Gemelli in Rome on Friday for bronchitis treatment, and preliminary tests showed he had a respiratory tract infection and slight fever. Testing over the past days paints a ‘complex clinical picture,’ the Vatican said Monday, and he’ll need to remain in the hospital for an ‘appropriate’ amount of time. Polymicrobial diseases are caused by combinations of viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites, according to the National Library of Medicine.” (02/17/25)