Rescued Thai boys might be monitored for ‘cave disease,’ other conditions

Jacqueline Howard
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN
5 minute read
Published 11:34 AM EDT, Tue July 10, 2018
The rescued team attends a news conference in Chiang Rai, Thailand, after being discharged from the hospital on Wednesday, July 18.
The rescued team attends a news conference in Chiang Rai, Thailand, after being discharged from the hospital on Wednesday, July 18.
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Members of the soccer team greet well-wishers as they arrive for the news conference on July 18.
Members of the soccer team greet well-wishers as they arrive for the news conference on July 18.
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The team poses with a sketched portrait of Saman Kunan, a former Thai Navy SEAL who died on July 6 while returning from an operation to deliver oxygen tanks to the cave. He ran out of air while underwater, an official said.
The team poses with a sketched portrait of Saman Kunan, a former Thai Navy SEAL who died on July 6 while returning from an operation to deliver oxygen tanks to the cave. He ran out of air while underwater, an official said.
Thailand's Ministry of Health and the Chiang Rai Prachanukroh Hospital via AP
Thai Navy SEALs pose for a photo after the rescue effort was finished on July 10. One of them was a doctor who stayed with the team for a week after the group was found alive on July 2.
Thai Navy SEALs pose for a photo after the rescue effort was finished on July 10. One of them was a doctor who stayed with the team for a week after the group was found alive on July 2.
Thai Navy Seal Handout
Rescuers carry one of the boys out of the cave.
Rescuers carry one of the boys out of the cave.
Thai Navy Seals
Divers wave through floodwaters in the cave. Each rescue took multiple hours.
Divers wave through floodwaters in the cave. Each rescue took multiple hours.
Thai Navy Seals
Chiang Rai Governor Narongsak Osotthanakorn speaks during a news conference held after the rescue was finished on July 10.
Chiang Rai Governor Narongsak Osotthanakorn speaks during a news conference held after the rescue was finished on July 10.
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A helicopter transports rescued boys to the hospital on July 10.
A helicopter transports rescued boys to the hospital on July 10.
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People watch and cheer as a helicopter flies toward an airstrip to transport one of the rescued boys to a hospital. Four boys were rescued on July 8, another four were rescued on July 9, and the rest were rescued on July 10.
People watch and cheer as a helicopter flies toward an airstrip to transport one of the rescued boys to a hospital. Four boys were rescued on July 8, another four were rescued on July 9, and the rest were rescued on July 10.
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Rescue workers leave after all members of the team had been saved.
Rescue workers leave after all members of the team had been saved.
Rungroj Yongrit/EPA/EFE
This photo tweeted by tech entrepreneur Elon Musk shows rescue efforts during the three-day mission. Musk tweeted early July 10 that he had visited the cave and left a mini-submarine there for future use.
This photo tweeted by tech entrepreneur Elon Musk shows rescue efforts during the three-day mission. Musk tweeted early July 10 that he had visited the cave and left a mini-submarine there for future use.
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Members of the Royal Thai Navy are pictured with the team inside the cave.
Members of the Royal Thai Navy are pictured with the team inside the cave.
Navy Seals/UPI/Newscom
The boys received medical attention after being found alive on July 2.
The boys received medical attention after being found alive on July 2.
Royal Thai Navy Facebook Page via AP
An ambulance believed to be carrying one of the rescued boys heads to the hospital on July 10.
An ambulance believed to be carrying one of the rescued boys heads to the hospital on July 10.
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Rescuers walk toward the entrance of the cave as rescue operations resumed on July 10.
Rescuers walk toward the entrance of the cave as rescue operations resumed on July 10.
Sakchai Lalit/AP
Hospital staff and a police officer are seen during a news conference that was held on July 10. The eight boys that had been rescued on July 8 and 9 were being treated in an isolation ward in a Chiang Rai hospital.
Hospital staff and a police officer are seen during a news conference that was held on July 10. The eight boys that had been rescued on July 8 and 9 were being treated in an isolation ward in a Chiang Rai hospital.
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Thai police and military officers use umbrellas to shield a rescued boy before he was transported to a hospital on July 9.
Thai police and military officers use umbrellas to shield a rescued boy before he was transported to a hospital on July 9.
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An ambulance exits the cave area on July 9.
An ambulance exits the cave area on July 9.
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Emergency responders surround a helicopter on July 8.
Emergency responders surround a helicopter on July 8.
RUNGROJ YONGRIT/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock
Rescue teams arrange a water-pumping system at the cave's entrance on July 7.
Rescue teams arrange a water-pumping system at the cave's entrance on July 7.
Royal Thai Navy/Handout/AP
Ambulances wait outside a hospital where the rescued boys were treated.
Ambulances wait outside a hospital where the rescued boys were treated.
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Thai military personnel walk into a cave during rescue operations.
Thai military personnel walk into a cave during rescue operations.
ROYAL THAI NAVY/HANDOUT/EPA-EFE
Military personnel work inside a cave.
Military personnel work inside a cave.
ROYAL THAI NAVY /HANDOUT/EPA-EFE
An ambulance leaves the scene of the rescue effort on July 8.
An ambulance leaves the scene of the rescue effort on July 8.
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This undated photo, released via the Thailand Navy SEAL Facebook page, shows rescuers with their hands locked. The caption said, "We Thai and the international teams join forces to bring the young Wild Boars home." The Wild Boars is the name of the soccer team the boys play on.
This undated photo, released via the Thailand Navy SEAL Facebook page, shows rescuers with their hands locked. The caption said, "We Thai and the international teams join forces to bring the young Wild Boars home." The Wild Boars is the name of the soccer team the boys play on.
Royal Thai Navy/Handout/AP
Family members pray in front of a Buddhist statue near the cave on July 8.
Family members pray in front of a Buddhist statue near the cave on July 8.
Sakchai Lalit/AP
Emergency workers carry oxygen tanks as rescue operations begin.
Emergency workers carry oxygen tanks as rescue operations begin.
Royal Thai Navy/Handout/CNN
Thai soldiers work to connect pipes that help water from entering a cave.
Thai soldiers work to connect pipes that help water from entering a cave.
Sakchai Lalit/AP
Thai forest rangers examine a map as they review their rescue options on July 8.
Thai forest rangers examine a map as they review their rescue options on July 8.
RUNGROJ YONGRIT/EPA-EFE
This image, taken from video on July 2, shows the team trapped inside the cave. That was the day divers found them alive.
This image, taken from video on July 2, shows the team trapped inside the cave. That was the day divers found them alive.
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Divers were able to bring food, blankets and other supplies to the boys while experts determined the best way to get them out safely. The team was found around two kilometers (1.24 miles) into the cave and somewhere between 800 meters to one kilometer below the surface, according to a British Cave Rescue Council briefing note.
Divers were able to bring food, blankets and other supplies to the boys while experts determined the best way to get them out safely. The team was found around two kilometers (1.24 miles) into the cave and somewhere between 800 meters to one kilometer below the surface, according