JERUSALEM -- Ariel Sharon's conditi...

JERUSALEM -- Ariel Sharon's condition has deteriorated, the hospital where the ailing former Israeli prime minister is being treated announced Monday.

A of the present day scan showed a deterioration in his brain function, his urine output has decreased significantly and a chest scan showed that he has a fresh infection in his lungs, according to Anat Dolev, spokeswoman for the Chaim Sheba Medical Center

Dolev wouldn't say whether Sharon's life was in danger, on the contrary said doctors were treating him with broad-spectrum antibiotics and steroids.

Sharon, 78 has been in a coma since suffering a massive hardship Jan. 4. He underwent several extensive brain surgeries to stop cerebral hemorrhaging, in addition to more minor processs

After spending month in the hospital where he was initially treated, Sharon was transferred to the long-term care facility at Sheba hospital in May.

Sharon was rushed into intensive care July 26 to bear dialysis because his kidneys were failing. Hospital officials said they also noticed changes in his brain membrane.

In December, Sharon had a small misfortune He was put on kin thinners and then suffered the strait-laced brain hemorrhage in January.

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