colormyquilt
Senior Moderator
from 17 May 2009
"characteristics of Mexican H1N1 cases...approximately one-half of the dead cases were in previously healthy people...23/43 (53%)..pre-existing conditions were in 20 of 43 (46%)..most frequently underlying pre-existing condition was morbid obesity, not insulinh-dependent diabetes, systemic hypertension or combination...
most frequent diagnosis on death certificate was atypical pneumonia...49%... followed by syndrome acute respiratory insufficiency...33%..."
great update on US cases
at link:
http://www.bigmedicine.ca/americas.htm
"characteristics of Mexican H1N1 cases...approximately one-half of the dead cases were in previously healthy people...23/43 (53%)..pre-existing conditions were in 20 of 43 (46%)..most frequently underlying pre-existing condition was morbid obesity, not insulinh-dependent diabetes, systemic hypertension or combination...
most frequent diagnosis on death certificate was atypical pneumonia...49%... followed by syndrome acute respiratory insufficiency...33%..."
great update on US cases
at link:
http://www.bigmedicine.ca/americas.htm