Costa Rican Woman Dies Of AH1N1 In Nicaragua
August 25th, 2009 | by admin |Nicaraguan health officials have confirmed that the death of a Costa Rican woman in that country was infected with the AH1N1 flu virus. Guillermo González, Nicaragua’s ministro de Salud made the confirmation Monday morning.
The woman whose identity was not disclosed, died 12 hours after entering the Antonio Lenín Fonseca hospital in Managua.
According to the Nicaraguan ministerio de Salud, the woman was overly obese, weighing over 112 kilograms, developed respiratory problems after entering the country. Salud officials said that the woman also suffered from a sore throat, cough, sneezing, muscual pains, tiredness and a fever, among other ailments.
The woman had visited various private doctors and treated with antibiotics. However, when her condition worsened, friends and family decided to take to the hospital in a moribund state.
Despite receiving antiviral drugs, she died a hours of being admitted.
Minister González told the press that the woman had probably entered the country with the infection, though he did not specify the woman’s arrival in Nicaragua.
This is the second victim of the AH1N1 recorded in Nicaragua, while the death toll in Costa Rica is 31.
