Another belgian woman is a victim of the mexican flu.

According to the Influenza Commissioner this is the second death as a result of infection with the new H1N1 flu virus, known as the Mexican flu. On September 11, it is reported, the woman from Wallon Province felt the first symptoms. She even had to stay a few days in the hospital, because her state of health even got worse and she is the second Belgian national to die as a result of the influenza pandemic.

The mexican flu is a new human virus, which is combinated with other already known viruses. It is much stronger and the symptoms are more painful, than the already know viruses. The symptomes are, for instance: fever between 38 and 39 degrees, coughing, headache , body aches. People who work with poultry and swine, especially people with intense exposures, are at increased risk to get infected with the H1N1 virus. If a person becomes sick with the mexican flu, antiviral drugs can make the illness milder and make the patient feel better faster. They may also prevent serious flu complications. For safety treatment, antiviral drugs are working best if it started soon after getting sick (within 2 days of symptoms).

In March and April 2009, an outbreak of a new strain of influenza commonly referred to as “swine flu” infected many people in Mexico and other parts of the world. The first case of the H1N1 flu in Belgium has been found by an 34 year old woman in Antwerp. Since the beginning of the new flu pandemic some 8597 cases of infection have been reported in Belgium.

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