Tragic Death of 8-Year-Old Girl in China Due to Influenza Complicated by Rare Brain Disease: CDC Reports

An 8-year-old girl died in northern China with a high fever of 41 degrees for 4 days! It turned out to be influenza complicated by a rare brain disease 123

CNEWS Convergence News Network Correspondent Chen Junkai / Reporting from Taipei

Although the flu is out of its epidemic phase, its mortality is still there! The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced today (23rd) that there were 26 new cases of severe flu complications and 4 new deaths in the country last week. It is worth noting that among the cases of death, an 8-year-old girl developed symptoms of cough and vomiting, which worsened the next day. She had a high fever of 41 degrees and was unconscious and was sent to the intensive care unit The diagnosis was found to be complicated by a mild necrotizing brain lesion, he died in just 4 days from the hospital.

The CDC announced at a regular afternoon emergency press conference that the number of flu-related outpatient and emergency visits was 88,000 in the 16th week (April 14 to April 20); viruses have been found in B There are many types, and they are co-epidemic with type A H3N2.

In addition, last week (April 16 to April 22), there were 26 new cases of severe influenza (19 cases of type A H1N1, 3 cases of type A H3N2, and 4 cases of type A B), between ages from theirs. From their 30s to their 80s, 17 of them had not received the flu vaccine; 3 of these had not received an influenza vaccine. Regarding this flu season, from October 1 last year to April 22 this year, there have been 757 cases of serious flu complications, including 137 deaths.

Lin Yongqing, an epidemic prevention physician at the CDC, said among the new deaths, the youngest was an 8-year-old girl from the north who developed symptoms such as cough and vomiting in early April, went to a clinic to see a doctor his body temperature was measured as high as 41 degrees, his blood pressure and blood oxygen were low, and he was infected with influenza A through a rapid influenza test.

Lin Yongqing said that the girl’s brain imaging study showed cerebral edema followed by decreased consciousness, convulsions, and irregular heartbeat, and she was hospitalized Unfortunately, he died on the 4th day there was a cause death complicated by acute necrotizing encephalopathy and multiorgan failure.

Lin Yongqing said that although the flu has passed its epidemic period, young children are still at risk of serious complications once infected especially, although necrotizing brain disease acute is a rare problem, once it occurs, the death rate is very high If a child has any dangerous symptoms such as dyspnea, shortness of breath, or cyanosis (hypoxia), please seek medical attention as soon as possible. as possible and follow the doctor’s instructions to take medication to reduce the risk. big problems.

CDC spokesman Zeng Shuhui said that the flu epidemic has passed the plateau period and is out of the epidemic period. The number is currently declining. the conditions for the use of publicly funded flu antiviral drugs are “flu-like symptoms, and family members/colleagues/classmates have flu-like symptoms.” “flu-like illness”, the relevant period ends on April 30, and only patients with severe flu-like cases and high-risk flu-like infections can receive funded antiviral drugs. public use.

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