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October 1, 2009
34 year old Richelle Ross of Terrebonne was admitted to St. Charles Medical Center on Saturday September 19th with respiratory problems.
Four days later she died sue to a H1N1 related complication. Ross is said to have had chronic underlying medical condition which we're told was asthma, along with a history of lung problems.
"We expect that she contracted it here. We know it is in the community and we've had a lot of illness reports coming in from the general public, providers, schools. We are well aware that our rates are definitely going up," said Shannon Dames with the Deschutes County Health Department.
The incubation period for the H1N1 Virus is 1 to 4 days. The Health Department says many people are getting treatment with Tamiflu. The problem is that the treatment is needed right away for it to be effective.
"Anti-viral treatment is really only effective in the first two days," said Dames.
In August 34 year old Dawn Peck of Bend died from H1N1 complications at a Portland hospital where she was being treated for leukemia.
Ross is the first person to die from the virus in Deschutes County.
The Health Department is expecting the H1N1 vaccine on Monday. It will be in the nasal spray form. Deschutes County is expecting small doses over a long period of time that it will distribute to target populations.
Ross is survived by a daughter. There was a memorial held in Portland on Tuesday.
October 1, 2009
34 year old Richelle Ross of Terrebonne was admitted to St. Charles Medical Center on Saturday September 19th with respiratory problems.
Four days later she died sue to a H1N1 related complication. Ross is said to have had chronic underlying medical condition which we're told was asthma, along with a history of lung problems.
"We expect that she contracted it here. We know it is in the community and we've had a lot of illness reports coming in from the general public, providers, schools. We are well aware that our rates are definitely going up," said Shannon Dames with the Deschutes County Health Department.
The incubation period for the H1N1 Virus is 1 to 4 days. The Health Department says many people are getting treatment with Tamiflu. The problem is that the treatment is needed right away for it to be effective.
"Anti-viral treatment is really only effective in the first two days," said Dames.
In August 34 year old Dawn Peck of Bend died from H1N1 complications at a Portland hospital where she was being treated for leukemia.
Ross is the first person to die from the virus in Deschutes County.
The Health Department is expecting the H1N1 vaccine on Monday. It will be in the nasal spray form. Deschutes County is expecting small doses over a long period of time that it will distribute to target populations.
Ross is survived by a daughter. There was a memorial held in Portland on Tuesday.