Nine Deaths Linked To H1N1 Flu Virus
Officials at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis say nine people have died from the H1N1 flu virus, also known as swine flu, over the past six weeks. Another 35 patients were sick enough to be treated in the hospital’s intensive care unit, although, many were transported from outside the area.
Infectious Disease Physician Steven Lawrence says those who died ranged in age from their mid-20s to their mid-60s.
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Man, 23, who died of flu in was only diagnosed with the virus AFTER he was put in an induced coma, say family
Matthew Walker, 23, fell ill on December 22
He was admitted to hospital on December 26 when he was diagnosed with pneumonia in his left lung
On December 27, he was placed in an induced coma and doctors realized he had H1N1
It was too late to help Walker and he died on January 8
His family say that doctors could have treated Walker if he had been correctly diagnosed earlier
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The family of a 23-year-old Santa Rosa man who died after he contracted the H1N1 flu virus says his illness wasn't accurately diagnosed until it was too late to possibly save his life.
The Santa Rosa Press Democrat reports Matthew Walker was admitted to a Kaiser Permanente hospital in Santa Rosa on December 27 after he reported breathing difficulties.
The previous day he was sent home from the hospital after being diagnosed with pneumonia.
Desperately ill: This was the last picture Matthew Walker posted on Facebook, the day before he was put in an induced coma
Walker's family says Kaiser doctors didn't discover Walker had the 'swine flu' until after he was put into a medically induced coma before his death Wednesday.
The
virus first emerged in 2009. In the 2009-2010 flu season, 12,000 people
died from the virus - or complications caused by the disease - across
the U.S.
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Flu now considered widespread in Kansas, Missouri
Posted: 01/10/2014
KANSAS CITY. Mo - A dangerous strand of the H1N1 flu virus has infected hundreds and killed at least three people in recent weeks.
Andrew Hoehne of Sedalia, Mo., went to the doctor for a scheduled visit on December 26. On January 2, the newlywed and father of one died of the H1N1 flu virus at St. Luke's Hospital.
He's one of a number of people who have contracted a dangerous strand of the H1N1 flu virus.
Doctor Lee Norman is the Chief Medical Officer for the University of Kansas Hospital. He's seen hundreds of flu patients in recent weeks and said many are testing positive for the stronger, more dangerous H1N1 strand that attacks the lungs.
"They've got such a bad infection in their lungs that they can't oxygenate their blood enough to keep all of their vital organs going; that's the most obvious and the most severe symptom," Norman said.
He said those with chronic illnesses and young children are the most vulnerable.
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Girl, 11, is the latest to die from flu after parents turned down vaccine over fears of side effects
Savannah Hyden went into cardiac arrest as a result of complications from the flu
Her parents decided to not get her vaccinated out of fear of side-effects
Hyden had no health insurance
Hyden is just the latest in the growing number of flu-related deaths
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The death of Savannah Hyden is just the latest in a growing number of flu-related deaths that has health officials worried.
Hyden died about 5 p.m. Wednesday at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital near Vanderbilt University near Nashvilled. According to her parents, the girl had not been given a flu vaccine this year.
Tragic: Savannah Hayden is the latest child to do die from complications related to the flu
Hayden's mother, Natasha Renee Fiser, told the paper that her daughter developed a bacterial infection after contracting the flu. The infection caused the girl to go into cardiac arrest.
'She was down for too long, there was no oxygen to her brain, and her organs just started shutting down,' Fiser said.
Fiser says she was shocked that her daughter got sick and then three days later was put on life support.
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