Minn. baby who died of H1N1 flu had heart ailment
The family of the Freeborn County infant who died of H1N1 flu says the 5-week-old also had critical heart and lung ailments.
Addie Rust is the grandmother of William Anton Cech. She tells the Albert Lea Tribune the boy had a condition that left half his heart underdeveloped. Fluid also accumulated in his lungs that tested positive for H1N1 flu.
Family members had to wear masks and gloves around him, until his final day. On Oct. 15, they held him without gloves as he passed away peacefully.
Ten people have died of H1N1 flu-related illness in Minnesota. The state health department says the victims include another child from Steele County and a Martin County woman in her early 60s, and both also had underlying health conditions.
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Information from: Albert Lea Tribune
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