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Very young infants have died from the H1N1 influenza in the pandemic. A two month old infant in England was one of the early deaths in the pandemic in the UK. Even younger newborns also died of the infection world wide.
The first death of the disease in the US was a toddler from Mexico who died in the Children's Hospital in Houston, TX. Thankfully, although young children were among the groups with the largest number of cases of the flu, they were not the group with the largest number of deaths.
For example, 22 out of every 100,000 cases of H1N1 were children ages 0 to 4 compared to 26.7 per 100,000 cases in the age grouping of 5 -24 (which had the most cases). The lowest number of cases were in the over 65 age group, which is the reverse of the typical seasonal flu cases where the elderly are hit the hardest.
Worldwide, there have been many infant deaths from H1N1. Although accurate counts by age is only available for broader age groupings, for instance those age 0 - 4 years composed only 2% of the deaths, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The age group with the largest number of deaths from the Swine Flu is the group ranging in age from 25 to 49, which suffered approximately 41% of the deaths. 16% of the deaths were among the 5 -24 age group, 24% were in the 50 - 64 age group and 9% were in the over 65 age group (another 9% was designated as "unknown" ages.)
Public education about infection control and disease prevention likely was a key factor in the reduced mortality and morbidity in this particular pandemic. Although the H1N1 virus, which spread rapidly, was less severe and this was also a big factor in the lower mortality rates compared to the seasonal flu.
Prevention is always the best plan, so be sure to get your flu vaccinations and have your children vaccinated as well.
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Which continent has the greatest population of Swine Flu cases?
The continent with the most recorded cases of confirmed Swine Flu (A-H1N1/09) continues to the North American continent as of August 24, 2009. The countries in the North American continent that are driving that statistic are the United States with 43852 confirmed cases, Mexico with 19712 confirmed cases, and Canada with 11976 laboratory cases.
How many people in Israel have died of Swine Flu in 2011?
Most have stopped counting, or stopped publishing the information if they are counting, now that the pandemic is declared over and we are in the post pandemic phase. From the beginning of the epidemic in Mexico in April 2009 until November 2010, there were 4330 cases and 94 deaths in Israel.
How many people have died from the Swine Flu on Vancouver island?
Since the daily and weekly counts of cases and deaths from the swine flu, which were initially required by the CDC, WHO, and national health departments of most nations have stopped since the pandemic was declared over, there is no way to know how many now. One reason is there are still ongoing cases scattered around the world even as of fall 2012. Another reason is that it was a burden on the reporting entities to try to track and report the numbers. And a large portion of people who had swine flu had mild forms and did not go to the doctor. Their cases could not be counted. And, if no lab test were done to confirm the specific type of flu, there is no way to know for sure if each case should be included in the count or if it is another type of flu. The treatment is the same as for other types of flu, so there is no real medical need for testing to determine what form of flu someone has in most cases. For this reason, there is no definite count possible on cases of this type of flu any more.
How many people have died to date from influenza?
Which subtype or strain of the flu can be a factor. The exact kind of flu virus infection, such as H1N1/09, is not being tracked, nor tested and counted any longer now that the pandemic is over. Therefore, this information is no longer available. Due to a good preventive vaccination program, many people are resistant now to H1N1/09 and the numbers would be expected to be significantly lower than the counts during the pandemic. In the US approximately 36,000 people die of one of the seasonal variants of flu viruses each year. The related question linked to this Q&A about deaths from swine flu during the pandemic may give a frame of reference.
Is humanity under threat?
Humanity is under threat of mortal viruses, diseases and terrorism. But terrorism don't quite even the virus threat. The World Health Organization has warned that "all of humanity is under threat" from a potential swine flu pandemic and called for "global solidarity" to combat the virus. There are now nearly 2.3 million news stories on Google News about swine flu. The World Health Organization is now backing off its pandemic rhetoric and reports a total of 19 people worldwide have died from this particular strain of the flu, all from Mexico except for one child from Mexico who died in a Houston hospital in the United States. -
Did a baby in Texas die from Swine Flu?
yes..... a 23 month old has died from the swine flu
Has anyone died from the vaccination for swine flu?
No
Have any famous people died from Swine Flu?
Brittany Murphy is the first known celebrity death from swine flu.
Is the Swine Flu in Oregon Salem yet?
is the swine flu in Oregon yet is the swine flu in Oregon yet is the swine flu in Oregon yet is the swine flu in Oregon yet
Are the flu and Swine Flu the same?
No, Swine Flu is just one strain of the many flu viruses. Flu is an abbreviation for influenza. So Swine Flu is a type of flu, but all flu is not the swine flu, there are other kinds.
Has anyone in Pennsylvania died from the Swine Flu?
To date, there are no confirmed cases of the swine flu in Pennsylvania. The only confirmed death in the US was in Texas.
What are the different types of bird flu?
Swine Flu
What color is the Swine Flu?
The swine flu is PURPLE. :]
For how many days a Swine Flu attacked person may live?
most of the people who had swine flu have gotten better. its only a few who have died
When was the Swine Flu identified?
Maria Adela Gutierrez was the first known swine flu victim and died on April 13, 2009 in Oaxaca, Mexico.
How many people died from the Swine Flu in South Africa?
41 people died from the swine flu in south Africa how'd it get there when it was started in Mexico its stretching across the whole globe
Who first had Swine Flu?
It was a swine that got swine flu first.See the related question below for information about the first person with swine flu.
