swine flu in Texas information
Swine Flu in Texas claimed the first U.S. casualty. A Mexican toddler who traveled from his home in Mexico to Texas with his family. Earlier this March 2009, the Swine Flu Outbreak started in Parote, Mexico. A region dotted with facilities related to the swine-production industry. The young boy, about age 2, died at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, TX. The cause of death was pneumonia caused by a variant of the H1N1 Swine Flu.
The Swine Flu in Texas originated from the young Mexican child, a 23-month old who had previous health problems and traveled with his family from Mexico to Brownsville in south Texas.
Since recording the first death in the USA from Swine Flu, Texas health officials are on high alert. The Texas Department of State Health Services are working to stop the Swine Flu Virus from causing any more deaths.
Texas State Health officials are postponing all public high school athletic & academic competitions until May 11th and then will reconsider continuing these restrictions. Health officials are also considering related Swine Influenza School Closings.
In north Texas, Swine Flu claimed two more deaths as of September, 5 2009. A Dallas County hospital announced the deaths of a 37-year-old man and a 52-year-old woman, both of whom had chronic health medical problems.
This Texas Swine Influenza, also known as the Novel H1N1 Virus, related deaths bring the United States national death toll to 593 according to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention in Atlanta, GA.
Citizens of Texas, as well as the general USA population, are being encouraged to report any Swine Flu Symptoms. Symptoms of Swine Flu include: sore throat, dry cough, body aches and may include nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.
The Swine Flu in Texas has hospitalized 52 Dallas County residents alone. The sickest are aged from 5 to 24.
Texas health officials state this flu outbreak is much less severe that previous flu seasons in which typically cause over 36,000 deaths nationally but this H1N1 pandemic has started in a time considered off season for influenza.