Complications of 2009 Swine Flu
The immune system is the primary weapon in the battle with 2009 Swine Flu, and those with immature or weakened immune systems are at risk for pneumonia and secondary bacterial infections. The very young and old and those with respiratory problems are especially vulnerable.
The flu can bring on respiratory failure and death.
What is disturbing about the 2009 Swine Flu is that more deaths have been reported among young and healthy people contrary to type B and C "winter influenza" fatalities which are primarily the young, the old, and the weak. These 2009 Swine Flu victims are people with presumably strong immune systems. The 1918 Spanish flu pandemic did the same thing; more fatalities occurred in the presumably healthy 25 to 45 year old age brackets.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)