First North American death from bird flu (Canada)

The Telegraph ^ | 1-9-2014 | (Unclear)

[Sir Napsalot]

The first fatal case of bird flu in North America has been reported in Canada.

Officials in Canada said the victim, who was from Alberta, had just returned from Beijing.

The unnamed victim, who was not identified, died on January 3, having been admitted to hospital on Jan 1.

Four days earlier the victim, whose sex was not disclosed, had complained of a headache and fever.

Rona Ambrose, the Canadian health minister, insisted this was an isolated case, although officials are trying to contact others on the flight.

[Smokin' Joe]

It is just a huge mystery why H5N1 has not become H2H in the wild. It could still do so anytime.

Which is precisely why many of remain alert for news of it.

Nasty stuff.

[Smokin' Joe]

That may have been a contributing factor, but from descriptions an acute auto-immune crisis known as a “Cytokine Storm” was more likely the culprit in the most rapid deaths.

[exDemMom]

The bleeding was a consequence of cytokine storm. People died within hours of becoming sick.

[AppyPappy]

Hammering them with aspirin doesn’t seem like a good way to handle that.

[exDemMom]

Yeah. At least we have antivirals now.