A woman in her fifties died this weekend in New York after being infected with the A(H1N1) virus, becoming the city's second fatal swine flu victim and the country's 10th, local media reported Sunday.
No other information on the case was released, but The New York Times, citing health department officials, said the woman had underlying health conditions.
Swine Flu | Swine Influenza | Hog Flu | Pig Flu
Swine flu, a type of influenza caused by a new strain of the H1N1 Type A influenza virus has originated from the pigs. Winter always brings along the chills and the flu, make sure you're safe this season.
Swine flu, a type of influenza caused by a new strain of the H1N1 Type A influenza virus has originated from the pigs. Winter always brings along the chills and the flu, make sure you're safe this season.
According to the latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention figures released Friday, the United States before the second New York death had recorded nine fatalities and confirmed the virus in 6,552 cases.
The rate of infection may be increasing in New York, with health officials telling the Times that the number of swine flu cases being treated in hospital jumped in recent days to 94 on Sunday, compared to 68 on Saturday and 57 on Friday.
Swine Flu Or Pig Flu Facts
Is the world in the grip of its first influenza pandemic in forty years? It definitely seems so! The current swine flu or pig flu disaster traces its origin to the badly- hit State of Mexico.
Is the world in the grip of its first influenza pandemic in forty years? It definitely seems so! The current swine flu or pig flu disaster traces its origin to the badly- hit State of Mexico.
More than 12,000 swine flu infections have been confirmed across 43 countries since the virus emerged in the Americas a month ago, according to the most recent World Health Organisation statistics.
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US Confirms Third Swine Flu Death
The third US fatality from swine flu has been confirmed in the northwestern state of Washington as officials pointed out that the spreading disease posed a serious problem.
The third US fatality from swine flu has been confirmed in the northwestern state of Washington as officials pointed out that the spreading disease posed a serious problem.
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New York's First Swine Flu Victim Dead
New York's first swine flu victim, an assistant principal in a school in the city's Queen's area, has died.
New York's first swine flu victim, an assistant principal in a school in the city's Queen's area, has died.
