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Posted on Thu, Oct. 29, 2009 05:16 PM
Wyandotte County man dies after contracting swine flu
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A 39-year-old Wyandotte County man died this week related to complications from the H1N1 flu, heath officials said today.
The patient with no underlying medical conditions started experiencing symptoms on Oct. 1 that included severe cough, chills and headache, the Unified Government Public Health Department reported.
To avoid spreading the illness, the department recommends staying home at least 24 hours after fever or signs of fever without use of fever reducing medications.
It also recommended getting flu shots.
Various health-care providers in Wyandotte County receive H1N1 vaccines each week for priority groups such as health-care workers, pregnant women and children 6 months to 4 years old or children from 5 to 18 with underlying medical conditions, they said.
Also included in the priority group are parents or caregivers of infants six months of age and younger.
As more H1N1 vaccine becomes available, they said, more people will have access to it.
| Joe Lambe, jlambe@kcstar.com
Posted on Thu, Oct. 29, 2009 05:16 PM
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