El Salvador: MoH notifies death by H1N1 flu

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A man of 36 years died of influenza A (H1N1), confirmed yesterday the Minister of Health, Maria Isabel Rodriguez.This is the first reported death from this disease in 2013. The patient, who lived in the rural area of Olocuilta (Peace), he died on October 18 of this year, Eight days after the symptoms of sneezing, runny nose and temperature, as is reflected in the medical report. It was known that the deceased received medical assistance in the General Hospital of the Social Security and also suffered from heart disease, morbid obesity, cirrhosis, and paraplegia. Doctors say that patients with chronic diseases became more complicated when they acquire the virus of the H1N1.The patient had a history of alcoholism and smoking. "It is causal," Rodriguez said.



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