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Hungary reports third H1N1 flu death
www.chinaview.cn 2009-10-08 18:32:01
BUDAPEST, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- A third person, a young woman, has died of the new A/H1N1 influenza in Hungary, Health Minister Tamas Szekely said in Budapest on Thursday.
The woman, whose name was not released, had been under treatment for a malignant tumor. She had been receiving both chemotherapy and radiation therapy, putting her in the most vulnerable group of possible flu victims, Szekely said.
An autopsy following her death last week revealed that she had been infected with the new flu, he said.
Previous fatalities in the country were a 34-year-old man who died of hemorrhagic pneumonia brought on by the flu and a 41-year-old man who had chronic heart and lung disorders.
Hungary has approved a vaccine for the H1N1 flu and began inoculations of its vulnerable population and health care workers a week ago. Persons with chronic health problems such as cardiac and pulmonary disorders and past or present malignant tumors are considered particularly vulnerable and are urged to request inoculations, as are pregnant women.
Hungary reports third H1N1 flu death
www.chinaview.cn 2009-10-08 18:32:01
BUDAPEST, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- A third person, a young woman, has died of the new A/H1N1 influenza in Hungary, Health Minister Tamas Szekely said in Budapest on Thursday.
The woman, whose name was not released, had been under treatment for a malignant tumor. She had been receiving both chemotherapy and radiation therapy, putting her in the most vulnerable group of possible flu victims, Szekely said.
An autopsy following her death last week revealed that she had been infected with the new flu, he said.
Previous fatalities in the country were a 34-year-old man who died of hemorrhagic pneumonia brought on by the flu and a 41-year-old man who had chronic heart and lung disorders.
Hungary has approved a vaccine for the H1N1 flu and began inoculations of its vulnerable population and health care workers a week ago. Persons with chronic health problems such as cardiac and pulmonary disorders and past or present malignant tumors are considered particularly vulnerable and are urged to request inoculations, as are pregnant women.