On Wednesday President Barack Obama confirmed what we had all been fearing, the first U.S. swine flu death. President Obama confirmed that a nearly 2 year old Mexican boy currently in Houston died from complications related to the swine flu disease.
Officials in the state of Texas however do not believe that the boy was infected when he left Mexico but rather think that he contract the swine virus after arriving in the states. At this point no of his family members or anyone he has been in contact have any of the symptoms of the virus.
The boy was believed to be at the Texas Children's Hospital in Houston at the time of his death but employees of the hospital would no either confirm or deny this report and only said that a press conference was schedule for Wednesday afternoon.
Health official in Texas are doing the best that they can to try and map out boys families trip in order to be sure to inform anyone in contact with him about the risks they might have been exposed to. Officials are also concerned about where the boy might have contracted the swine flu virus from.
Centers For Disease Control (CDC) official have called the death a tragedy and are hopeful that the occurrence of death from the swine flu will be isolated. CDC officials said that they have been expecting some deaths all along, primarily among children, the elderly, and those with already weakened immune systems.
Health officials throughout the United States have continued to stress the importance of avoiding crowded areas where you may come in contact with lots of other people. They have also said that this is especially important for those that are at a higher risk to contract the swine flu virus.
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