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Dalton, Georgia

http://www.ajc.com/news/dalton-secon...es-151690.html

Originally Posted by www.ajc.com

A Dalton elementary school student has died from illness related to swine flu.

The Dalton Daily Citizen reported Thursday that Candy Chen, 7, died early Wednesday morning.

The girl was in the second grade at City Park Elementary School in the northwest Georgia town.

Jennifer Moorer, a spokeswoman for the North Georgia Health District, told the newspaper that this was the first swine flu, or H1N1 virus, death in Whitfield County. She said the child had no underlying medical conditions.

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Maricopa County, Arizona

http://www.kpho.com/news/21164911/detail.html

Originally Posted by www.kpho.com

A Valley teenager with no underlying medical conditions died from H1N1 flu in early September, the Maricopa County Department of

The victim was from Maricopa County, said Jeanene Fowler of the county health department.
Because of privacy laws, not much is known about the teen, such as where he or she went to school.

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UPDATE on Post #20 - Baltimore, Maryland

http://www.baltimoresun.com/health/b...,6464987.story

She was 14 years old.

Originally Posted by www.baltimoresun.com

Destinee Alicia Parker was an aspiring artist who loved animals, Lil Wayne and scary movies. She and her two sisters were known as the "Parker Posse" at Montebello Elementary/Middle School. And although she was healthy, she died of swine flu Tuesday night.

She became the state's first youth with no apparent underlying medical condition to succumb to the virus. The death comes a week before the state expects to begin vaccinating students and other people at high risk of contracting the H1N1 virus.

"She was a wonderful child, always smiling, always cracking jokes," said her stepmother, Deirdre Parker, who spoke yesterday as her husband, James Parker, sat next to her, hiding his tears behind sunglasses and at times holding his wife's hand for support.

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Huntington, West Virginia

http://www.wsaz.com/home/headlines/63458407.html#

Warning, the video is hard to watch. This child was healthy and his parents are in
shock about how quickly he died.

Originally Posted by www.wsaz.com

Family members tell WSAZ.com that the Cabell Midland High School student who died from Swine Flu is 14-year-old Patrick Wheeler.

The Cabell-Huntington Health Department says it is working closely with the Cabell County School System in regard to school closings. At this time, all schools remain open and on a regular schedule.

Counselors will be at Cabell Midland Monday to assist students and staff members coping with this sudden loss.

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Knoxville, Tennessee

http://www.thetimestribune.com/local...278094502.html

Originally Posted by www.thetimestribune.com

A young Whitley County High School student is in East Tennessee’s Children’s Hospital after being diagnosed with the H1N1 disease, also known as swine flu. The girl, freshman Cierra Jones, was said to be in critical condition by a representative of the hospital’s pediatric intensive care unit.

The report came as Whitley County became the first school district this year to cancel classes district-wide due to illness. Respecting the girl’s privacy rights, Superintendent Lonnie Anderson would not answer questions directly related to her health, such as how many days the girl had been ill while attending classes. He did say, however, that to his knowledge, no other student or staff member has reported such a severe case of H1N1.

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Hennepin County, Minnesota

http://www.northlandsnewscenter.com/.../63530562.html


http://www.kfgo.com/news_Detail.php?ID=9327
How terrible for his parents...

http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/dpp/n...Flu_Oct_5_2009

Originally Posted by www.kfgo.com

A 6-year-old Corcoran, Minn. boy died from complications because of an infection with the H1N1 influenza virus, the Hennepin County Medical Examiner said Monday.

Nathanael David Schilling died on Sept. 24. He was pronounced dead in an ambulance outside his family's home.

The medical examiner said Nathanael died from an inflammation of the heart muscle, complicating the H1N1 infection. He had no underlying medical conditions.

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Somewhere in Texas, This Child Survived the ICU

Originally Posted by www.npr.org

GOODWYN: ...Millie's back began to give her intense pain. And suddenly, on her way to the bathroom, the child was unable to stand unassisted.

GOODWYN: Alarmed, the Chikumbindis called their doctor and told their daughter they were leaving right away. But Millie shook her head and said she wanted to go not to the doctor, but to the hospital. And with those words, the child likely saved her own life. They put her in the car and rushed her to the emergency room at Medical City Hospital in Dallas.

Leah Chikumbindi says it was a shock when the doctors came out and told them their daughter was going to be put on life support immediately. But they had trouble grasping the depth of the threat. As they were preparing Millie for sedation, a nurse turned to the girl and gave everyone in the room a quiet clue: She asked Millie if she wanted a hug from mommy.

GOODWYN: Because the nurse knew Millie was not OK. She had swine flu and double pneumonia, and secondary infections were about to attack. Over the next few days, her lungs failed. She had to be moved from a normal ventilator to a high-frequency oscillator. Then her kidneys stopped functioning. Millie was undergoing multiple organ system failure, often an escort to the grave.

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South Bend, Indiana

http://www.southbendtribune.com/arti...0069968/-1/XML

Originally Posted by www.southbendtribune.com

South Bend school officials are taking all necessary precautions following the death of an 11-year-old Clay Intermediate Center student.

Mercedes Lewis, a sixth-grade student at Clay Intermediate Center, died about 12:55 a.m. this morning at Memorial Hospital in South Bend, according to St. Joseph County Deputy Coroner Chuck Hurley.

Hospital personnel admitted the girl to the emergency room Monday morning with symptoms that included a sore throat, Hurley said.

She was reportedly healthy prior to Monday.

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Caldwell County, Kentucky

http://crittendenpress.blogspot.com/...rom-teens.html

Originally Posted by crittendenpress.blogspot.com

Gabrielle Wilson, 13, died just after 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 23 after being admitted with flu-like symptoms.

Deputy Coroner Bill Myers said the girl had been seen at Family Practice Care, a clinic in Fredonia, where health professionals told her family to take her to the hospital immediately. The nearest hospital was in Marion.

"When she got to Marion, they called Norton's Children's Hospital and they flew down here, but by the time they got here she had passed away," Myers said.

Based on information he received from the hospital and family members, Myers learned that Wilson had been seen at Caldwell County Hospital on Sept. 18 or Sept. 19.

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Tulsa, Oklahoma

http://www.newson6.com/Global/story.asp?S=11268706

Originally Posted by www.newson6.com

Tulsa Health Department officials have confirmed that 16-year-old LaTowyn Gaston died of swine flu. It has not been confirmed if the teen suffered from any underlying health issues that might have contributed to his death.

It is the first confirmed death caused by the H1N1 virus in Tulsa County. Gaston was a student at East Central in Tulsa.

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