Petter ill

[MJW]

Petter has contracted Legionella disease in Cyprus, more info here
http://www.vg.no/sport/motor/artikkel.php?artid=541213
http://www.dagbladet.no/2009/04/05/spor … y/5634587/

[Mirek]

Legionella may be very serious in some cases. I hope he gets well soon!

[Wasted Talent]

]Legionella may be very serious in some cases. I hope he gets well soon!

Yes, not good. Bill Frindall, legendary cricket scorer died after contracting legionella in Dubai

WT

[Helstar]

How can you get it ? In the air ? By water ?

[Bazza2541]

Finally! A decent excuse.,

[Ghostwalker]

How can you get it ? In the air ? By water ?

legionella can be found in water. But it can also spread via air (like via Aircondition if the AC has water cooling).

in 1979 legionella spread via the AC system in a Swedish shopping galleria.
The Bacteria had origin from the water in the AC's cooling tower on the roof and then spread via the air from the AC system.

[JFL]

Legionella is serios business.. We had it at work one time but finally got rid off it!

Common symptoms are headache, muscle pain, laxity, fever and dry cough. Stomach pain and diarrhea may occur. Radiograph of the lungs often pneumonia changes. The disease can be fatal. According to the health department, dyingrate is between 3-5% of patients entered for legionellose.

It can appear anywhere there is water with tempratur between 25-40 degrees celsius and if its got acces to nutrients.

Bacteria is transmitted by that you breathe in small water droplets (aerosols, steam) with elements of Biofilm that can be formed from some water-based facilities. Current infection sources are eg.:

cooling with cooling towers
Air treatment plant ( "scrub")
showers and swimming facilities(steam showers)
air conditioning with air-wetting
ultralsound moisture (often used in fruit and vegetable disks)

Hope its not from his new trailer..

[pettersolberg29]

Finally! A decent excuse.,

Thats not really that funny.

[J4MIE]

Best of luck to him for a speedy recovery :up:

He just doesn't seem to have any luck at all :(

[Minke]

Perhaps Chris Atkinson can step in for him if he is sick...

[Lalo]

Get well soon, Hollywood! :D

[marcel555]

Get well soon Petter, hope you will recover soon!

[JFL]

http://translate.google.com/translate?prev=hp&hl=no&js=n&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dagbladet.no%2F2009%2F04%2F07%2 Fsport%2Fmotorsport%2Frally%2Fpetter_solberg%2F566 1115%2F%0D%0A&sl=no&tl=en
not good news :(

[Rallyper]

Get well soon Petter, hope you will recover soon!

I don´t understand.....? Has Petter got sick again or is this only old news, because true is that he was seek a couple of weeks after Cyprus.

:confused:

[MrJan]

I don´t understand.....? Has Petter got sick again or is this only old news, because true is that he was seek a couple of weeks after Cyprus.

:confused:

Think it's new, the link which JFL posted (the English translation) is an article which was written today and talks about Petter competing at Portugal despite being ill :(

[JFL]

I don´t understand.....? Has Petter got sick again or is this only old news, because true is that he was seek a couple of weeks after Cyprus.

:confused:
Actually he's been ill since Cypros, and the doctor's fear he has gone to long without getting the right treatment(for legionella) and they fair that his lounges may have been damaged.. In adition to the legionella he also has viruses and a heavy cold(according to the press) He is a young and strong man, so hopefully he manages to recover..

[Robbied]

Lets hope he manages to make a full recovery, sounds nasty.

[Rallyper]

That´s nasty. I´ll ask my daughter who works as infectiondoctor. I´ll be back. Hope Petter will recover soon anyway!

[Larry_Japan]

He was clearly very unwell before and during Portugal, I think there was even a specialist doctor flown to see him onsite. Very worrying; not least because if he is that sick with Legionaire's with pulmonary complications, he shouldn't be risking his & Phil's lives by competing - regardless of how much of a fighter he is, and doesn't want to let his team down

[Ghostwalker]

yeah i thought about that why did he drive in Portugal if he was that sick.
i mean his team and sponsors would surely understand if he stayed home from Portugal and possible Argentina if he is sick?

Although we would like to see Petter in Argentina i think the best for him would to rest to make sure he is 100% fit for fight for the rest of the Championship.

[Lalo]

Any news on Petter's situation? :(

[Englandsfahrer]

Any news on Petter's situation? :(

No. But he can't be feeling too bad, since he tested the Abarth s2000 this week: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/09042009/29/petter-solberg-tested-abarth-car.html

[JFL]

He is getter better.. :)
Link :
http://translate.google.com/translate?prev=hp&hl=no&js=n&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vg.no%2Fsport%2Fmotor%2Fartikke l.php%3Fartid%3D552311&sl=no&tl=en

[eppel]

Petter is much better now and he will compete in Argentina.

[Ghostwalker]

Petter is much better now and he will compete in Argentina.

good to hear

[J4MIE]

Good news :up:

[rallyemotions]

Fingers crossed :)

[Magnus]

It will take a lot for these guys too keep them of the wheel(s). Remember Loix who did better in USR than he had ever done with abroken leg.
Good to hear things are petter with Better though!

[JAM]

The Petter Solberg Team contacted the organizers of Rally Madeira about the conditions of participation....

A IRC car to Petter? Maybe not, because is on the same date as Rally Finand. Who knows?