Swine Flu Treatment Fails Pregnant Mother After Baby is Born

Swine flu treatment fails a pregnant North Carolina Brunswick County mother after her baby was born. Both mother and child's names have not been released. The woman was treated one and a half months before her baby was born and soon after the mother died of swine flu. But many wonder if the swine flu treatment failed, could it happen to them? In time the big question would land, did she receive the vaccine and if so, did it contribute to her death? That remains to be seen.

President Obama declared a state of emergency related to swine flu over the weekend because more than 100 people have died from complications related to swine flu. With the total population of America, according to the census, reached an estimated 3,929,214 during the late 1800's and 281,421,906 during the year 2000. It is now 2009, the numbers are climbing. Under 150 swine flu deaths in America seems to be a drop in the bucket, even though each life is as important as the next. Between the failed treatment and the numbers, what tends to be missing? Minorities and swine flu information released from the CDC.

According to some states, blacks and Hispanics seem to be prime targets of swine flu. Blacks make up one-quarter of Boston's population, but the records show that they were 37 percent of swine flu cases. Latinos are 14 percent of the population, but more than one-third of those with confirmed cases of the new H1N1 virus this spring and summer were Latino according to Kosu, the State's National Public Radio. H1N1 vaccine deaths have yet been reported, but it's still in the infant stages of release. We now turn to North Carolina once again.

Sue Sturgis offers another view into the swine flu being traced back to the second most largest U.S. swine production, North Carolina. Within the Institute of Southern Studies report it states that swine factories were placed near poverty stricken areas where minorities mainly existed. But this is not to say that any of them had fell sick to swine flu, or have they? The outbreak's swine flu epicenter in the Mexican state of Veracruz is when the world turned a blind eye due to the prior arrival of President Barack Obama in Mexico. Obama went to Mexico for other various reasons - the drug wars were raging and Mexico needed funds to continue thriving. It was only when Obama left Mexico that swine flu surfaced into the low-income Hispanic areas straight to a full fledged emergency in the heart of Mexico. We now turn to Chicago.

Chicago's Department of Public Health studied 1,500 positive swine flu cases and found that blacks and Hispanics were more at chance to be hospitalized than whites, by four times. Oklahoma shares the same belief but at three times the amount. But could it be the lack of Vitamin D in their systems or perhaps another form of bodily difference? Could the mother from Brunswick County been saved if someone had boosted her immune system during treatment surrounding that month and a half prior to birth?

What it seems to come down to is the genes and the designed immune system but not always treatment since a vaccine may only be used for certain strains of swine flu or H1N1, and not every type of strain in one shot. As for minorities, including whites, there still is hope and here is why. It's confirmed that no matter what color or where a person comes from, following certain precautions can help.

o Take more Vitamin D
o Wash your hands thoroughly, even if you just return home.
o Bring a sanitizing wipe before pushing a shopping cart, traveling on public transportation, or any other area where you may need to clean your hands should they touch a place where "dirty" hands once roamed.
o Cover your mouth, even if the person next to you is coughing.
o For those with language barriers, help them understand what is best for health.
o Do not panic since this brings more stress to the heart causing more issues for your immune system to heal.
o Wash your hair, body, and clothes regularly, this does count when it comes to passing germs.
o Brush your teeth twice a day whether you feel sick or not.
o Most importantly, have your children do the same.

Even though the numbers seem low, swine flu does exist. But to panic is not the answer. Out there is a new born child without a mother - let's try to not let this happen again. Out there is a mother who lost her child to swine flu, let's keep our children safe, or die trying. The world is a "colorful" place, let's keep it that way.

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Source(s):
kosu.org/2009/08/officials-find-swine-flu-hits-minorities-harder/
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009