From the ArcaMax Publishing, Health & Fitness Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/healthtips/s-568696-510020
BUFFALO, N.Y. (UPI) -- A 15-year-old boy in Buffalo, N.Y., who was
diagnosed with the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, has died of related
complications, his grandmother says.
WIVB-TV in Buffalo reported the grandmother of Matthew Davis confirmed
the teenage swine flu patient was taken off life support Saturday
after he took a significant turn for the worse.
Lucretia Belton, mother of the eighth-grader, said her son's kidneys
had failed, forcing him to be kept alive by machines.
Belton added her son had suffered from complications from the H1N1
virus, including a Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
infection and pneumonia.
Prior to her son's removal from life support at Women and Children's
Hospital, Belton offered a heartfelt warning to parents about swine
flu.
"This is no joke, this is really, really, really serious. Please get
your kids, any kind of sign, get them there, don't wait until we get
this far like my baby," Shelton said Friday.
WIVB reported a 9-year-old girl at the Buffalo hospital had also been
diagnosed with swine flu. The girl, whose identity was not reported,
was reportedly in critical condition.