4-year-old may be latest swine flu victim in Fort Worth
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October 16, 2009 By CHRIS DELL
The swine flu virus may have claimed a second victim in the Fort Worth school district.
The Fort Worth ISD reported this week that a student became ill and last attended school on Oct. 9. The district did not identify the school or the student.
KDFW-TV reported the girl was 4-year-old Yeimi Sierra Reyes. The Tarrant County medical examiner’s office said the girl died Wednesday but did not list a cause of death.
The school district said in a statement that it had no information regarding the cause of death but that custodial staff was sanitizing the school. “This step was taken strictly as a measure of assuring our parents, staff and students that we are mindful of their safety in all situations,” the school district said.
KDFW-TV reported that Yeimi began experiencing flu-like symptoms Monday, including fever, chills and difficulty breathing. The girl’s family told the television station that she had no underlying medical conditions.
In September, a Fort Worth ISD student died of swine flu. The family of Chloe Lindsey, a 14-year-old at Leonard Middle School, said the girl had no underlying medical conditions.
On Wednesday, Tarrant County health officials reported the death of another swine flu victim – a man in his 50s.
Youth Coach Dies Of Flu Symptoms (Idaho)
http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/hbo/2009/oct/16/youth-coach-dies-flu-symptoms/
October 16 Brian Walker
“Coach Spud,” as he was known in Post Falls youth sports, expected more from his players than to be just good athletes. Kerrie Scott wanted his teams to respect their parents, teachers, themselves and their teammates. “We preached that daily,” said Roy McKenzie, Scott’s brother-in-law who was coaching with Scott on the eighth-grade Broncos team in Junior Tackle this fall. … Scott, 39, died unexpectedly on Tuesday morning after he collapsed at a friend’s home. Police said an autopsy revealed he had flu-like symptoms.
Comment
The comment at the end of this story will be interesting to people who report being infected twice.