Succumbs

A Toddler Succumbs To Death Due To HFM

Hand, Foot and Mouth (HFM) disease has taken the life of another 14-month-old toddler in Bintulu. // Now the number of fatalities in Sarawak has reached six since the outbreak. Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr George Chan told a press conference that a total of 82 children have been admitted to hospitals for HFM. Dr Chan, who is the chairman for the state Disaster M...

One More Succumbs To Gastroenteritis In Mumbai, More People Hospitalised

One more person died of gastroenteritis in the city, talking the toll to three, as more than 200 people were admitted to various hospitals with symptoms of the disease.// "A 24-year-old man from the Khetwadi area of south Mumbai died at the J.J. Hospital Thursday night," director general of health services T.P. Doke told IANS. "There are 212 patients admitted to various hos...

Over Two-dozen Children Succumbs to Encephalitis in Bihar

More than 25 children have died of suspected encephalitis and many affected children have been battling for survival in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district for the past few days //. The district administration has sounded a high alert to check the spread of the killer disease. The children reported sudden light fever in the early morning, which was followed by bouts of unconsciousness and co...

Five Tribal Children Succumbs to Pneumonia in Orissa

At least five tribal children have died of pneumonia in Orissa's Mayurbhanj district over the past month and more than 10 are suffering from the illness// , officials said Sunday. The children, mostly below five years age, died at Kuanrabila, a tribal village located 150 km from the district head quarter of Baripada. The ailing children have been brought to the local govern...

Zoo Animal Succumbs to Avian Influenza in Germany

The death of a zoo animal, an Australian black swan, in Germany following infection with avian influenza virus has created shock waves among animal-lovers.// So far bird flu had only killed wild animals and farm poultry in Germany. Therefore the death of the Australian black swan at Dresden Zoo in eastern Germany has raised fears that animal collections created over a century or more...

One More Victim Succumbs to Dengue in Delhi

Dengue fever claimed yet another life, taking the death toll in the capital to 33 Tuesday, as more patients continued to pour into city hospitals// with the mosquito-borne viral disease showing no signs of abating. The total number of dengue patients is now 1,631, with 83 new patients admitted in the city hospitals since Monday. The latest to die of the virus is 55-year-old...

Seventh Human Succumbs to Bird Flu in Egypt

Egypt has recorded the seventh human death due to bird flu, according to the recent communiqué by the Health Ministry.// Health ministry spokesperson Abdel Rahman Shaheen said "It is the seventh death due to bird flu. The lady contracted the disease while slaughtering domestic poultry, and was taken to hospital on October 4 after suffering from fever.” Egypt has been in...

One More Succumbs to Bird Flu in Indonesia

Jakarta: Two Indonesian women have died from avian flu, bringing the total number of deaths from the disease to 61, officials said Saturday. // Yulfa, 27, a Tangerang resident, died late Friday and Jakarta resident Ani Apriani, 22, died early Saturday, after they had undergone two and three days of treatment in a hospital here respectively. "Their deaths have been confirmed...

Flu Strikes Late - Child Succumbs

A child of seven years has succumbed to the flu, in British Columbia//. The flu season seems to have arrived late as it usually peaks in the months of December and January. This unusually long delay may be due to milder winters, say experts. According to Dr. Theresa Tam of the Public Health Agency of Canada, in an average year, about 4,000 Canadians die because of...