Thanks for the update I am going to give you one more update on how doctors are coming out with findings on the so call healthy children that are dying from after getting the swine flu and complications from pneumonia.
Apparently it has to do with parents to recognizing the signs of problems after the swine flu infection and children that had some kind of pneumonia before getting infected even if they are considered healthy.
Very interesting,
The state epidemiologist urged parents to seek urgent care if children's symptoms worsen.
The previous child fatality in Minnesota, which occurred in July, also involved an otherwise healthy child. That 2-year-old died because of a co-occurring bacterial infection -- pneumococcus, which causes pneumonia, said Dr. Ruth Lynfield, Minnesota state epidemiologist.
Alone, it's not usually dangerous in someone who is healthy. But the flu virus opens a door, allowing the non-threatening agent to overwhelm the body and become lethal. It's the combination of the two that often kills otherwise healthy children and adults.
If symptoms worsen, act
"That's why we tell people who get the flu that if they are getting better and then symptoms get worse with high fever and bad cough, they should seek care right away," Lynfield said.
So actually while many children deaths can not be avoided do to underlying health problems, in otherwise healthy children it can be avoided if parents notice that is trouble before is too late.
I advise parents with children that have the swine flu to make sure that they do not let their confidence that their children are better from the flu and that they are healthy, stop them from keeping track of their children recovery.
www.startribune.com...
[edit on 31-10-2009 by marg6043]
