H1N1 Virus Implicated in Death of Fresno Pacific Univ. Student

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Source: http://www.kmph.com/Global/story.asp?S=11388467

H1N1 Virus Implicated in Death of Fresno Pacific Univ. Student

Posted: Oct 27, 2009 01:36 AM

By Monty Torres

The reality of the H1-N1 virus threat, became tragically clear to students and faculty at Fresno Pacific University today.

School authorities announced the death of Miyoshi Smith... a student in the criminology and restorative justice studies program. According to school officials, Smith died Sunday morning, after having been hospitalized for more than a week with the h1-n1 flu and pneumonia.

A fresno resident, Smith was 29 years old, and had a 10-year-old son. F-P-U president D. Merrill Ewert, released a statement saying, "Our prayers are with Miyoshi's family and friends, as well as with her fellow students."

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Re: H1N1 Virus Implicated in Death of Fresno Pacific Univ. Student

Source: http://www.fresnobee.com/local/story/1687808.html


Fresno student, 29, dies after H1N1 flu
Online student at Fresno Pacific also had pneumonia.
Published online on Monday, Oct. 26, 2009
By Brad Branan / The Fresno Bee

A 29-year-old Fresno Pacific University student has died from complications of the H1N1 virus, officials said Monday.

Miyoshi Smith, who had returned to college to study criminology, died Sunday morning after being hospitalized for a week and a half with H1N1 and pneumonia, the university said in a statement.

Smith was taking classes online and had not been on campus for more than a month, officials said.

Smith, of Fresno, leaves a 10-year-old son.

"Our prayers are with Miyoshi's family and friends, as well as with her fellow students," Fresno Pacific President D. Merrill Ewert said in the statement.

Prior to Smith's death, Fresno County had 10 confirmed deaths from the H1N1 virus since June 1.

County public health officials were not available Monday evening to comment on Smith's death.