A teacher from Texas, Judy Trunnel, is the first death from H1N1 Flu or Swine Flu outside of Mexico, its reported.
Judy Trunnel was 33 and 8 months pregnant when she died from H1N1.The 33-year-old school teacher, Judy Trunnel died of a suspected case of H1N1 influenza A after giving birth ,according to an ABC affiliate in Texas.
The Texas Department of State Health Services said on its website that "a woman from Cameron County who had chronic underlying health conditions died earlier this week" after contracting the virus.
A very sick Judy Trunnel was admitted to hospital on April 19 and soon slipped into a coma, it was reported.
Teacher Judy Trunnel is the fits H1N1 flu virus victim from outside Mexico to die from the flu. Judy Trunnel taught at a school near the Mexico/US border. From ABC2 News WMAR-TV Texas:
Trunnell was admitted to the hospital on April 19th with breathing problems and was placed on life-support. She was eight months pregnant and her daughter was delivered by C-section shortly before she died.
She also leaves behind a four-year-old daughter
Trunnell's family was initially told that she tested negative for the H1N1 virus by the hospital but the CDC confirmed that she was positive for the virus.
"The swine flu is very benign by itself... but by the time she came to see us it was already too late.," said Cameron County epidemiologist Leonel Lopez.
The only other American death associated with H1N1 influenza A was a Mexican boy in Houston last month who had travelled to the US for treatment.
Teacher Judy Trunnel was from Harlingen, Texas a city of about 63,000. Judy Trunnel's home town was near the U.S.-Mexico border and the school district where she worked announced it would close its schools for the rest of the week.
0 Responses to "Judy Trunnel : First US H1N1 Swine Flu Death"
Post a Comment