Baby Dies from Swine Flu

The first official death has hit the United States when it comes to the Swine Flu and it was a baby boy from Texas. Currently there are 66 cases of those infected with the swine flu in the United States, 45 in New York, 11 in California, six in Texas, two in Kansas and one each in Indiana and Ohio. They do believe there are more, in fact they have already confirmed a few of those were children in New York and over 100 kids were sick earlier this week and are now thinking it could be related. Hopefully it isn’t and hopefully a cure is found quickly, one death of a child is too many.

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UPDATE: It has now been confirmed 18 kids have it at the New York City High School. Delaware is stating 4 UD Students have it as well.
They believe the Swine Flu began in Mexico but have stated they do not believe we should shut down the border since it is already in the United States. However other countries have decided not to allow flights in or out of Mexico to keep their own countries virus free. The virus has swept over into Germany, Canada, Austria, New Zealand, Israel, Spain and Britain.

Dr. Richard Besser, acting director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, believes as we move forward we will see more deaths. This flu I think caught us quickly and while they are trying to find a cure one wasn’t ready for it.

Here’s a list of symptoms in case you think you have it or think someone you might know does. Keep in mind these are the same symptoms as the regular seasonal flu:

- fever of over 100 degrees
- stuffy nose
- cough
- chills
- head & body aches
- fatigue

You can read more information on the Swine Flu at the CDC. (Click the link)