Officials say a 12-year-old south Texas girl has died after the swine flu caused her brain to swell.
Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public Health District officials announced Tuesday that the sixth-grader had died Tuesday after being declared brain dead on Monday. District officials say the girl, whose identity is withheld, had no underlying medical issues.
Officials say she was hospitalized Saturday after staying home from school Friday. An initial brain scan Saturday was normal, but within hours her brain swelled and she placed on a ventilator, the Corpus Christi Caller-Times reported.
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#1 by T Jacks on September 30th, 2009
My heart goes out to this child’s family and every family who has lost a loved one to this illness.
I came across this site searching for school closings, because there are a few cases here. All I can find is “School closings will cost billions” in the news. I say why are you putting a price on our children they are far more important than money. The articles were published based on ” A private researcher” It would be a revelation as to who that private researcher is. Get off the political bologna and close the schools for a few weeks. I don’t care if I miss work I can find another job. I cannot replace my child.