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Thursday, October 22, 2009

Snoutbreak First Child in the State to Die of Swine Flu

Posted by Brendan Kiley on Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 3:12 PM

A five-month-old boy from Pasco:

Health officials confirmed Saturday that he was suffering from H1N1 virus, commonly referred to as swine flu.

Although Aaron was in and out of hospitals for most of his short life, his parents, Elizabeth and Benito Lopez, said Wednesday that they were surprised swine flu ultimately caused his death.

Aaron was born in May with two holes in his heart and had surgery on his heart when he was 6 weeks old. Complications from that procedure affected his kidneys and brain, his mother said. Other illnesses followed.

"There were serious underlying health conditions, but that does not make the loss any easier for the family or the child's loved ones," said Dr. Larry Jecha, Benton-Franklin Health District officer.

So very sad.

Thanks to Slog tipper Erica.

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It's also sad how many children die from less-hyped strains of flu.

But that's not as headline-grabbing, is it?

Posted by Ackham on October 22, 2009 at 3:18 PM

I wouldn't die so easily!!

Posted by Stewie Griffin on October 22, 2009 at 3:37 PM

Headline: SWINE FLU DEATH! RUN!

Paragraphs 3-6: Holes in his heart, surgery, followed by complications. "There were serious underlying health conditions..."

I don't feel so bad watching journalists lose their jobs considering this type of reporting is considered perfectly acceptable. One of the reasons sick kids will die from this is a lack of enough vaccine to go around, due to fear and ignorance created by lazy, sloppy, journalists who sex up their stories for their own aggrandizement.

In the future we will get all our news from unpaid bloggers in pajamas and it won't be much worse than what the professionals give us.

Posted by elenchos on October 22, 2009 at 4:01 PM

It's probably the fact that he was in and out of the hospital alot that caused him to catch the H1N1 virus in the first place. Hospitals are not places to be if you want to stay healthy.

Posted by tacomagirl on October 22, 2009 at 4:36 PM