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A 56-YEAR-OLD man suffering from H1N1 flu virus, or swine flu, died on February 24 in Rimavsk? Sobota hospital. The current flu season has claimed four lives thus far, the website of Sme daily reported on February 24.
"The patient died because of failure of several organs due to proven serious double pneumonia caused by influenza A virus H1N1," Tom?? Kr?ľ, the spokesman for Svet zdravia hospitals chain, told Sme.
The severe acute respiratory infection killed three other people last week. Its symptoms are sudden high fever, sore throat and heavy breathing requiring hospitalisation.
"The patient died because of failure of several organs due to proven serious double pneumonia caused by influenza A virus H1N1," Tom?? Kr?ľ, the spokesman for Svet zdravia hospitals chain, told Sme.
The severe acute respiratory infection killed three other people last week. Its symptoms are sudden high fever, sore throat and heavy breathing requiring hospitalisation.