Influenza A (H1N1)

It feels like a long time I didn't go to the Ministry of Health Department website to look at the update case of Influenza A H1N1. Yesterday there is 1 death being reported and conform the cause of death is because of Influenza A H1N1 virus.

The 19 years old handicap boy from Gerik, Perak suffered fever, cough, sore throat, and vomit for 4 days. The boy was admitted in the Ipoh Hospital on 20 August and unfortunately he died on 23 August because of Acute Pulmonary Oedema with underlying Influenza A H1N1 infection. The report was conforming in the laboratory test on 28 August. A full story can read at http://h1n1.moh.gov.my/KenyataanAkhbarTerkini.php

Data
Death: 1
Total Death: 74

New Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) patient: 198
Discharge: 190
Balance still being infected: 1,104 (261 conform infected by H1N1 virus)

From 261:
- 41 in ICU (5 new patient and 7 are already discharge from ICU
-- from 41 in ICU, 32 are in high risk factor

High risk factor:
---Chronic: 13
---Respiration chronic: 1
---Obesity: 9
---Child/Baby: 8
---post-natal/pregnant: 1
---Heart problem: 0
---Kidney Failure: 0
---Asthma: 0
---Low body immunity: 0
Total: 32

Global (WHO 30 August 2009)
Total Death: 2,958
Total Influenza A (H1N1): 246,221
Number of country infected: 182

Visit the Ministry of Health Department website for more information about Influenza A H1N1 at http://h1n1.moh.gov.my/index.php