A three-year-old child, succumbed to swine flu was the first youngest victim in Mumbai, India.
The boy was treated in a smaller private hospital before being shifted to the Kokilaben Ambani Hospital in Andheri on February 3.
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Dr Mangala Gomare, in-charge of BMC's epidemiology cell said, "He died of respiratory failure. He had acute respiratory distress syndrome and bilateral pneumonia complications related to swine flu."
A civic data shows that nearly 20 % of those infected by H1N1 virus this year are children. However, timely treatment helped the children and infants recover successfully from the virus.
![Swine Flu Toll Rises in Rajasthan and Gujarat]( "Swine Flu Toll Rises in Rajasthan and Gujarat")
The swine flu death toll reached around 250 in Rajasthan with six more deaths and reached 240 in Gujarat with eight more deaths on Friday.
Dr Mukesh Sanklecha, paediatrician at Bombay Hospital, said, "A few instructions like avoid taking children to crowded places like mall, birthday party, following cough and hand hygiene are given to the parents. We are asking parents of children who have flu to not send them to schools."
Maharashtra is among the top five states in the country that is seeing the highest number of swine flu deaths in India.
Source: Medindia
Swine Flu Toll Rises in Rajasthan and Gujarat
The swine flu death toll reached around 250 in Rajasthan with six more deaths and reached 240 in Gujarat with eight more deaths on Friday.
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Dr Mukesh Sanklecha, paediatrician at Bombay Hospital, said, "A few instructions like avoid taking children to crowded places like mall, birthday party, following cough and hand hygiene are given to the parents. We are asking parents of children who have flu to not send them to schools."
Maharashtra is among the top five states in the country that is seeing the highest number of swine flu deaths in India.
Source: Medindia
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Brace up for another round of surge in swine flu cases following changes in the weather and lowering of temperature due to short spell of rain, caution health experts in Lucknow.
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