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By Sergio Chapa
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at 9:25 a.m.

Read more: Local, Health, Swine Flu, Influenza, Mexico, Houston, Brownsville, Rio Grande Valley, Texas, Mexico

Health officials at a press conference in Houston have given a timeline in the swine flu death of a 23-month-old baby.

The toddler is from Mexico but became ill while visiting with family in Brownsville.

The child is believed is to be the first person to die from swine flu in the United States.

The disease had killed more than 159 deaths in Mexico and infected hundreds more.

During a Wednesday morning press conference, the following details emerged:

April 4th - Baby and family arrive in Brownsville

April 8th - Baby becomes ill with flu-like symptoms

April 13th - Baby admitted to Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville

April 14th - Baby transfered to a hospital in Houston

April 27th - Baby died in hospital.

Action 4 News will post more information as it becomes available.

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poor baby:(

Posted by susie hernandez, san antonio - Thursday, April 30, 2009 at 11:11 p.m.

Im so sorry for the loss of this inocent baby, my heart goes out to the family. I just think that its terrible that a baby has to suffer this way, Im a mexican my self and im not affended in any way that poeple say that mexicans are the people who carry this flu, its commen sence how it all happened in mexico, they just dont have strong imune systems, but its not there fault, alot of people in mexico have never even visited a doctor but not because they dont want to, but because they simply cant afford it. So my heart goes out to all the familys going threw this, you are all in my prayers.

Dirty

Posted by Jose Hernandez Gomez, Tiajuana - Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at 5:51 p.m.

You know senor why we Mexicanos carry swine flu? Porque nosotros are a bunch unsanitary race mi amigo. We don't wash our hands after we finish pooping. We do straight to the kitchen prepare the food that you rich Gringos eat. Esay. Homes, vato, tu mi barrio homes. Mesa no wasa mesa hands after I chingada...

stock up on the swine anti-viral

Posted by andy williams, houston - Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at 9:38 a.m.

I stocked up on tamiflu last week, it works against this swine flu(according to cdc.gov) and also bird flu, got some for my whole family on friday and it arrived monday. you can get it without prescriptions for now and doubt our hospitals have enough for us all. Got mine at tamiflu.tk, only place i could find without a prescription. GOOD LUCK!!!

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