Officials confront first US death from swine flu »
Posted By STONERS 7 months, 3 weeks ago in Health & FitnessA 23-month-old Texas toddler became the first confirmed swine flu death outside of Mexico as authorities around the world struggled to contain a growing global health menace that has also swept Germany onto the roster of afflicted nations. Officials say the death was in Houston.
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STONERS7 months, 3 weeks ago
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"Kathy Barton, a spokeswoman for the Houston Health and Human Services Department, said Wednesday that the child had traveled with family from Mexico to Brownsville in South Texas. The child became ill in Brownsville and was taken to a Houston hospital and died Monday night."
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"Even though we've been expecting this, it is very, very sad," Dr. Richard Besser, acting chief of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Wednesday of the infant's death. "As a pediatrician and a parent, my heart goes out to the family." -
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hopesprings7 months, 3 weeks ago
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This story is very misleading. The baby was NOT a Texas toddler. He was a Mexican child visiting relatives in a border town when he became ill. I feel there's a big difference in stating "first US death" versus "Mexican visitor dies in U.S." It sounds like another attempt to spur unneeded panic over this flu.
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truthiness7 months, 3 weeks ago
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I feel for anyone suffering a death in the family, but isn't this being blown a little out of proportion?
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how many died in car crashes today, from gun shots, cancer, diabetes, MS, Aids, etc? How many people die from the flu every year world wide?
sure we need to control the spread of disease, but nation emergency? really? what is it about this that separates from other illnesses?
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