Gert van der Hoek
In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
Patient in Mannheim died
Third swine flu death in Germany
Refreshed: 23.10.2009
Berlin (RPO). A 65-year-old swine flu patient is on Friday at University Hospital
Mannheim died. He is the third victim of the disease in Germany. He suffered alongside the
Infection with the H1N1 virus in several chronic medical history. In Germany
already a 36-year-old woman and a five-year boy died from the virus.
The man was taken on Wednesday, with the heaviest multi-organ failure, hospital
been and had been in intensive care until he died on Friday. The
65-year-old had suffered from several chronic medical history. Whether the pig flu
Infection has caused even his death could not currently be said.
For reasons of medical confidentiality could lead to the patient, his family and
be made to the other circumstances of the case history gives no details,
informed the hospital with more. Investigations of the virus had shown that the man did not
infected with a modified version of the virus of H1N1 have.
Government promotes vaccinations
In connection with the swine flu so far two deaths were announced on 25
September death a 36-year-old woman in Essen shown to the disease. In the night of 6
October killed a child of five in Munich after a swine influenza infection. The boy was
weakened, however, by a long, serious illness and died of pneumonia,
although it was not clear whether this was triggered by the flu.
Baden-W?rttemberg Labor and Social Affairs, Monika Stolz (CDU), said the family
of the deceased from Mannheim their condolences. The New flu, even if they have had in
have taken the majority of cases, a moderate course, should not be trivialized. Man
would on Monday begin the vaccination in the country.
An Emnid poll, meanwhile, has shown that against thirteen percent of Germans
get vaccinated swine flu like. In July, 51 percent of respondents wanted the
Vaccination.
rp-online.de
Third swine flu death in Germany
Refreshed: 23.10.2009
Berlin (RPO). A 65-year-old swine flu patient is on Friday at University Hospital
Mannheim died. He is the third victim of the disease in Germany. He suffered alongside the
Infection with the H1N1 virus in several chronic medical history. In Germany
already a 36-year-old woman and a five-year boy died from the virus.
The man was taken on Wednesday, with the heaviest multi-organ failure, hospital
been and had been in intensive care until he died on Friday. The
65-year-old had suffered from several chronic medical history. Whether the pig flu
Infection has caused even his death could not currently be said.
For reasons of medical confidentiality could lead to the patient, his family and
be made to the other circumstances of the case history gives no details,
informed the hospital with more. Investigations of the virus had shown that the man did not
infected with a modified version of the virus of H1N1 have.
Government promotes vaccinations
In connection with the swine flu so far two deaths were announced on 25
September death a 36-year-old woman in Essen shown to the disease. In the night of 6
October killed a child of five in Munich after a swine influenza infection. The boy was
weakened, however, by a long, serious illness and died of pneumonia,
although it was not clear whether this was triggered by the flu.
Baden-W?rttemberg Labor and Social Affairs, Monika Stolz (CDU), said the family
of the deceased from Mannheim their condolences. The New flu, even if they have had in
have taken the majority of cases, a moderate course, should not be trivialized. Man
would on Monday begin the vaccination in the country.
An Emnid poll, meanwhile, has shown that against thirteen percent of Germans
get vaccinated swine flu like. In July, 51 percent of respondents wanted the
Vaccination.
rp-online.de