Italy. Influenza A, baby dies in Naples - THE MANIFESTO

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Influenza A baby dies in Naples - THE MANIFESTO

16:16 07/11

Influenza A baby dies in Naples

NAPLES (Reuters)


A child of 8 months, tested positive for the H1N1 virus, died this morning Cardarelli Hospital in Naples for a bilateral pneumonia.

Hospital sources said.

Little had no previous illnesses, but was born from a birth trigeminus and ten days ago had already been hospitalized for respiratory problems.

Discharged after a few days, his health had seriously re-appeared yesterday.

High fever and difficulty breathing had convinced his parents to take her to the Fatebenefratelli where, however, was immediately transferred to the Intensive Care Cardarelli, where he died.

Except that the victim, the budget of the deaths linked to the outbreak of new influence in Italy had reached yesterday, according to the Ministry of Health, part 26, including 10 in Ontario.

Almost all the victims had previous serious illnesses influence: several of the victims were living with cancer in terminal phase.
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Re: Italy. Influenza A, baby dies in Naples - THE MANIFESTO

Influenza A, an 8 months old toddler died and another is suspected - LASTAMPA.it

7/11/2009 (16:40) - Fear of contagion

Influenza A dead little 8-month

Suspicion for the death of a child

NAPLES


Not have one without the little CM, 8 months in hospital since yesterday afternoon Cardarelli Hospital in Naples.

At 10.30 this morning the child died because of bilateral pneumonia. The baby had arrived last night at the biggest hospital in the South from Naples Fatebenefratelli hospital. His condition was already very serious. Tests carried out following the death found the positive to the virus H1N1.

A child of four months died at the hospital Annunziata in Naples this morning after being hospitalized in the intensive care unit. The child had great difficulty breathing, but had no fever. X-ray showed that pneumonia was going intersfiziale. Still hard to tell if the baby had been infected by the virus H1N1. The small garrison has arrived in the children's Fork at 11.30 this morning. After being subjected to chest radiograph was immediately transferred into the neonatal intensive care. Here was intubated and ventilated because he could not breathe independently. As we learn shortly after the child went into cardiac arrest, bradycardia, and then that caused the death occurred at 12.45 for cardiopulmonary arrest.

The child's parents have given their consent for post-mortem examination to ascertain the cause of death and whether he had been suffering from so-called new influence.

This morning at 10.30 another girl had died just eight months that she was being treated at the hospital for suspected influenza A. Cardarelli Little had been transferred already Fatebenefratelli hospital in serious condition. Yesterday evening, in fact, the medical director of Cardarelli, Franco Paradiso, described "desperate" state of health of the child, not excluding the possibility that had been infected by the H1N1 virus. Again, however, were not yet disclosed the results of the pad.

A man of 75 years, hospitalized in intensive care unit since last Friday Molinette hospital in Turin in late morning died after being hit by the virus H1N1. The patient was suffering from end-stage multiple myeloma, was hospitalized in serious condition and subjected to extra-corporeal circulation. His condition, due to too much weakened immune defenses, have worsened in the last hours leading to death.

Meanwhile, two new cases of infection of influenza A virus have been recorded in the hospital Mazzoni of Ascoli. These two young men who are currently hospitalized at the local department of infectious diseases. According to local sources, their terms but do not raise significant concerns for now. Meanwhile, the area continues to grow, the concern related to the possible spread of influenza A, so that in primary schools and children in the capital piceno absenteeism has risen to 30% of pupils enrolled. Requested records in local pharmacies for antivirals, with pharmacies in the city that are under pressure from users worried about what is happening. In general however the situation remains under control.
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Influenza A small dead for 8 months for suspected death of a child - LASTAMPA.it