THE LATEST VICTIM OF A BABY FROM MEXICO!A young child has been confirmed as the first U.S. death from swine flu, and the first outside of Mexico. The 23-month-old, who is a native of Mexico, died in Houston, a city where no cases had been reported as they had been in other parts of the state. The case was confirmed amid increasing global anxiety over a health menace that has also swept Germany and Austria onto the roster of afflicted nations.
Kathy Barton, Chief of the Office of Public Affairs for the Houston Department of Health and Human Services, says the child would not have posed a contagious risk to other people in the Houston area because the child had not traveled throughout the city. After arriving in Houston, the child was taken directly to ahospital, according to Barton. The HDHHS has not yet learned where in Mexico the child came from nor has it released the gender of the child. The child's flu death in Texas was confirmed Wednesday by Dr. Richard Besser, acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In an interview with CNN, he gave no other details about the child.
Germany confirmed three cases Wednesday and Austria confirmed one case.
As the flu continues to spread, it is a good idea to read up on different ways to prevent the outbreak. There is a very helpful health resource available that can answer your common questions and help to provide prevention tips. Hopefully this will all blow over without too much travesty.
ReplyDeleteWhat a complete BS!! This whole flu thing is a joke and all you stupid people go with it!
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ReplyDeleteThis is what happens when you're a large, international city, with a lot of people coming and going through large airports.
If we all follow the common sense rules that are out there, we should be okay.