Child dead of flu in U.S. was from Mexico (US death rate - back to 0%)

[Hannah Bell]

http://uk.reuters.com/article/burningIssues/idUKTRE53S40620090429

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The 23-month-old child who died in Texas of the new swine flu virus was a Mexican who traveled to the United States for medical treatment, a spokeswomen for the Houston health department told CNN on Wednesday.

"The child came to Houston for medical treatment. The family had traveled to South Texas. The child became ill and they transported the child to Houston for medical care," Houston health department spokeswoman Kathy Barton told CNN by telephone.

[vi5]

1. The other information I haven't seen....

..how many of the US cases were people who were actually in Mexico as oppossed to people who had not been to Mexico but have had contact with people who were and contracted the flu there?

[Sigh Sister]

2. Very sad

They brought him here for medical care and we couldn't save him.

[marketcrazy1]

5. I did not read

that they brought him here for medical care, I read the they were in Brownsville visiting family when the child became sick. the underlying medical problems may have been a factor in this tragedy........ prayers for the family.

[Sigh Sister]

6. I've heard it reported both ways.

[Cush]

3. per CNN: child also had other health issues (not discolsed)

also, no one in the family are those around the child has become ill

[RaleighNCDUer]

4. The child died in a US HOSPITAL, in a US CITY.

That does NOT take the US death toll back to zero.

The ONLY reason to differentiate between national death rates is to differentiate between levels of available care. This child had the same care as ANYONE in the US. And he died.

The bug is not asking what fucking language you speak before it strikes.

Jesus fucking christ - grow up.

[Hannah Bell]

7. the child was a mexican national, residing in mexico, flu acquired in mexico. grow up yourself.

[kestrel91316]

9. Thank you. It definitely counts as a US death. National death stats

are NOT by nation of citizenship, but by WHERE they died.

[vi5]

12. But it's still an important fact....

In determining the path and timing of the disease, as well as what factors have been making it more fatal in Mexican citizens than the US citizens.

If the child was from Mexico, then when it contracted the virus, his health at the time of contracting the virus, as well as things like environmental background, how long between the flu manifesting itself, time of treatment, etc. are all important factors. Not only in terms of understanding this strain but also in terms of helping people understand what is involved for their own health.

[kestrel91316]

15. It's VERY important. I'm quite sure the CDC is aware. And the WHO.

And the TX health dept, if they have one.

[eShirl]

8. You should tell the CDC to correct their chart.

http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/?s_cid=swineFlu_outbreak_001

[Hannah Bell]

10. maybe they will. maybe they won't, since the child died on us soil.

but that piece of information is reported as one of the reasons WHO didn't declare level 5 today. so they apparently found it significant.

[readmoreoften]

11. Where was that specifically reported as one of the reasons WHO didn't declare level 5?

That seems like a poor criteria, but what do I know.

[eShirl]

13. good question

I have been looking but not having luck finding it yet

[thewiseguy]

14. Oh, please do tell us where you got that piece of information from?

:wtf:

[uppityperson]

16. kicking to get up on page so people will see this and not freak out

yet