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Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>A doctor who has spent decades treating respiratory infections in the elderly believes the Pope’s health situation is serious.<\/b><\/p>\n

However, Carmelo D\u2019Asero, who is not a member of Francis’s medical team, said that the new antibiotic therapy could start to work within three to four days.<\/p>\n

While the Pope\u2019s fever subsided, D\u2019Asero warned this could indicate a weakened immune response, something that could be a cause for more concern than a high fever.<\/p>\n

Francis once again had a peaceful night, ate breakfast and read the newspapers Tuesday morning, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said. A more detailed medical update was expected later.<\/p>\n

On Monday, Francis resumed doing some work and made his daily call to a Gaza City parish to check in on the Catholic community there.<\/p>\n

The Vatican on Tuesday canceled papal audiences through the weekend and delegated others to cover for Pope Francis as the 88-year-old pope remained hospitalized with a multi-pronged respiratory infection.<\/p>\n

The cancellations put a damper on upcoming events of the Vatican\u2019s big Holy Year, the once-every-quarter-century celebration of Catholicism that is aimed at encouraging pilgrims to come to Rome to participate in special Jubilee activities.<\/p>\n

Expected to draw some 30 million people to Rome, the Holy Year is packed with special papal audiences and Masses throughout 2025, some of which have now been put into question given Francis\u2019 illness.<\/p>\n

Francis was admitted to Rome\u2019s Gemelli hospital in a \u201cfair\u201d condition on Friday after a weeklong bout of bronchitis worsened.<\/p>\n

On Monday, medical personnel determined that he was suffering from a polymicrobial respiratory tract infection, a mix of viruses, bacteria and possibly other organisms had colonized in his respiratory tract.<\/p>\n

The Vatican has given no indication of how long he might remain hospitalized, only saying that the treatment of such a \u201ccomplex clinical picture\u201d would require an \u201cadequate\u201d stay.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Lesotho. A doctor who has spent decades treating respiratory infections in the elderly believes the Pope’s health situation is serious. However, Carmelo D\u2019Asero, who is not a member of Francis’s medical team, said that the new antibiotic therapy could start to work within three to four days. 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