Tamiflu would have saved pregnant woman

[Siegfried X]

That pregnant woman who died in the USA did not receive Tamiflu until the 13th day after she first visted a doctor, even though on day 1 a lab test proved that she had the flu. (Why even test for the flu at all if the doctor refused to treat it any way?) by the time Tamiflu was prescribed, she was on a respirator in intensive care, dying from ARDS.

The news media made it sound like the only reason she died was because she had a bunch of other health problems, which would reassure the rest of us. But in reality she wasn't on any medicines besides prenatal vitamins and was "in relatively good health". What really happened is that a healthy 33 year old mother-to-be died from the flu because anti-virals weren't prescribed.

This also shows how ridiculous and dangerous the CDC's recommendation is, the recommendation to not see a doctor or take anti-virals until symptoms are "severe". Why did the government stock pile tens of millions of anti-virals if they won't use them?

Patient A. On April 15, a woman aged 33 years at 35 weeks? gestation with a 1-day history of myalgias, dry cough, and low-grade fever was examined by her obstetrician-gynecologist. She had been in relatively good health and had been taking no medications other than prenatal vitamins, although she had a history of psoriasis and mild asthma. The patient had not recently traveled to Mexico. Rapid influenza diagnostic testing performed in the physician?s office was positive.

On April 19, she was examined in a local emergency department,
with worsening shortness of breath, fever, and productive
cough. She experienced severe respiratory distress, with an oxygen saturation of approximately 80% on room air and a respiratory rate of approximately 30 breaths per minute. A chest radiograph revealed bilateral nodular infiltrates. The patient required intubation and was placed on mechanical ventilation. On April 19, an emergency cesarean delivery was performed, resulting in a female infant with Apgar scores of 4 at 1 minute after birth and of 6 at 5 minutes after birth; the infant is healthy and has been discharged home. On April 21, the patient developed acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The patient began receiving oseltamivir on April 28. She also received broad-spectrum antibiotics and remained on mechanical ventilation. The patient died on May 4.

On April 25, a nasopharyngeal swab specimen collected from patient A indicated an unsubtypable influenza A strain by real-time reverse transcription?polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) at the San Antonio Metro Health Laboratory. The specimen was forwarded to the Virus Surveillance and Diagnostic Branch Laboratory, Influenza Division, CDC, where testing was inconclusive for novel influenza A (H1N1) virus. On April 30, a repeat nasopharyngeal specimen was collected, which was positive by rRT-PCR for novel influenza A (H1N1) virus at CDC.

 

[Siegfried X]

The flu can kill quickly

The flu can kill quickly

Another important point here is that the victim went from good health to intensive care and not being able to breath without a machine in 5 days. That was a healthy 33 year old. That's only 4 days after she first saw her doctor with a light fever and cough.

 

[tropical]

Re: The flu can kill quickly

Re: The flu can kill quickly

Another important point here is that the victim went from good health to intensive care and not being able to breath without a machine in 5 days. That was a healthy 33 year old. That's only 4 days after she first saw her doctor with a light fever and cough.

Bad indeed.

That's why individuals need fast precise and cheap home tests which can ensure an fast control even without the insurgence of temperature, permiting an Tamiflu fast same day autonomous (in house) auto-somministration, by previous additional telephone confirmation of a spec/GP, OR WITHOUT IT.