Brazil - Santa Casa de m. Claros confirms that girl of 23 years is hospitalized with suspected H1N1 flu

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The management of the Santa Casa de Montes Claros reported that a girl of 23 years are admitted in the emergency room of the hospital with suspected H1N1, known as swine flu. Other 3 people may have contracted the virus in Patos de Minas. According to the emergency room, the patient is hospitalized in an isolated ward. She has passed exams, but the results have not yet been disclosed. The hospital reported that there are other 2 patients (children) isolated in the emergency room, one with meningitis and another with whooping cough. Yesterday, the State Department of Health ruled out a death caused by swine flu in Matthew Lamb, in the metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte, where a 57-year-old man died. The death would be the first by the flu, this year. Last year, 162 people contracted the H1N1 in mines. Swine flu is a viral infection that mainly affects the nose, throat, and bronchi. The influenza virus is transmitted easily from one infected person to another through droplets and small particles produced by coughing, sneezing or during the talks, apart from contact of the hands with contaminated surfaces.



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