Third A/H1N1 flu death confirmed in Sarasota County

[Shiloh]

Source: http://www.heraldtribune.com/article...arasota-County

Third swine flu death confirmed in Sarasota County

By Anna Scott

Published: Monday, September 14, 2009 at 11:03 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, September 14, 2009 at 11:03 a.m.

SARASOTA COUNTY - A 27-year-old man has died from the H1N1 virus, Sarasota County's third confirmed death of swine flu, county health officials reported this morning. He died about two weeks ago, on Sept. 2.

No more details about his case have been released.

The county's other two deaths occurred in men lacking pre-existing health conditions, health officials said. But county health officials now say clinical information about those who have died from the virus will no longer be released because of legal privacy issues.

As of last week, there have been 77 deaths from the virus in Florida.

[Pathfinder]

Re: Third A/H1N1 flu death confirmed in Sarasota County

September 14th, 2009 02:16pm

27-year-old who died of H1N1 did not have underlying health condition

by Anna Scott

The 27-year-old man who died of H1N1 (swine) flu, Sarasota?s third fatality from the virus, did not have underlying health conditions, said Dianne Shipley, communications director for the Sarasota County Health Department.

This is relatively unusual: the majority of H1N1 deaths nationally have occurred in people with preexisting health issues, which have made them more susceptible to the effects of the virus.

The other two deaths in Sarasota by the virus were not in conjunction with underlying conditions, either.

Conditions considered to exacerbate the virus and make death more likely include chronic conditions such as obesity, pregnancy, diabetes and asthma. They do not include acute illness such as common colds, or even a serious acute illness such as pneumonia, Shipley said.

County health department officials review all medical records of people whose deaths have been linked to a confirmed case of H1N1. Because of privacy laws, the only information about the deceased that they plan to make public is the person?s gender and age and whether the person had a preexisting health issue.

http://theprescription.blogs.heraldtribune.com/10275/27-year-old-who-died-of-h1n1-did-not-have-underlying-health-condition/