By Luke Andrews, a top health columnist for Dailymail. Web
Officials say a 59- yr- aged person in Mexico , died after battling a seven- morning sickness that left him suffering from fever, shortness of breath, diarrhea and nausea.
They were tested for H5N2, which is the first time this burden has been found in humans. It differs from the H5N1 stress that caused the animals outbreak, which in the US this month caused three people to become sick.
The patient’s history of being exposed to chickens or other pets was unknown, and he was unknowing how he got sick.
However, authorities claimed that the threat to the general public is “low,” claiming that the person had underlying health issues. It was not certain whether the illness had been spread to another.
They warned in an alert released today, but, that’ a , human disease caused by a novel]bird virus disease ] is an occurrence that has the potential for large public health effect’.
The client, from Mexico City, became restless on April 17, but waited a month before seeking help in hospital.
He died on the same day as his entrance, however, because of the ‘ consequences of his situation’.
On April 24, PCR tests on the individual revealed he had contracted a flu, with after tests proving the individual had H5N2.
Officials at the hospital have tested 17 individuals who have had close touch with the person, including one who had a runny nose. All tested bad.
Seven of the 12 people who lived close to the victim’s house in Mexico City had symptoms of the illness, and all of them had bad bird flu.
Authorities are now conducting blood tests to determine whether a person has had a prior infection by identifying antibodies against the virus.
Although many flocks of chickens that you have H5N2 have just tested positive for the disease, the source of the infection is still unknown.
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