Doctors confirm Oregon boy, 5, dies from H1N1 virus

[tetano]

PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) -

Doctors confirm an Oregon boy, 5, has died from the H1N1 virus. His family says he collapsed on Christmas Day, and died just days later.

Calandra Burgess says all three of her kids got their flu shots this November, so she was surprised when her youngest son, Ronan, got sick.

"He felt really hot, and we checked his temperature, and it said it was 104.7," said Burgess. "He had that barking seal cough you'd associate with croup."

And that's what Burgess says her pediatrician in Eugene thought was wrong, Ronan had a bad case of croup. Only, when he didn't get any better, she rushed him to the local emergency room on Christmas Eve.


http://www.kptv.com/story/24361002/doctors-confirm-oregon-boy-5-dies-from-h1n1-virus

 

[Emily]

Re: Doctors confirm Oregon boy, 5, dies from H1N1 virus

Burgess says she's sharing her story to warn others that the flu shot is not always enough to protect children from the H1N1 virus.

The CDC website shows there are anti-viral medicines that can help treat symptoms of the flu, even after the first 48 hours.

Burgess said she wishes she knew then, what she knows now about the anti-viral medicines, and in the meantime holds on to the memory of her son.

"To me, he's always going to be in my heart, he's always going to be my little man," said Burgess.