PostHeaderIcon Philippines reports first death of swine flu



At a time when the country registered 445 cases of H1N1 flu, the first mortality to the viral infection came to a 49 year old woman who suffered from complications of congestive heart failure following a heart attack.

According to Dr. Yolanda Oliveros, director for the National Center for Disease Prevention and Control, the victim who had pre-existing heart disease developed signs of flu on June 17, 2009. This underscores the higher risk of mortality among those with medical conditions which lower the resistance against flu----those who are immunocompromised or suffer from chronic illnesses like diabetes, heart disease, HIV/AIDS, asthma, cancer and the likes.

Related to the flu pandemic, 8 more schools temporarily closed after some of their students contracted the swine flu. At the rate the infection spreads, Dr. Lyndon Lee Suy testified to the house hearing that it’s possible 25% (about 22 million) of the population can be stricken by the illness. The virus has the potential to transform through genetic changes into a strain of greater virulence and lethality. (Photo Credit: Benedicte Desrus) =0=

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