Six-year-old Indian girl dies from hepatitis in United Arab Emirates

A six-year-old Indian girl from the Gulf Asian School in Sharjah died Tuesday morning early following complications related to hepatitis and sepsis, according to the school's director.

Shiba Fathima Mannan, 2nd grade, was a very regular student until she got sick, two days ago. "She has another brother in school in grade 5 and she was a regular student when two days ago she stopped coming to school because of illness," Nasreen Banu said.

The family is from Kannur, Kerala.

"She was already treated by a local doctor, but on Tuesday, she started throwing up and was taken to the hospital at 11:30," Banu said.

The parent took her to a hospital in Dubai where she died at 1:30 pm due to internal bleeding. Hospital sources said the cause of death was hepatitis and sepsis. She was buried Wednesday night.

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Deaths linked to the flu

Influenza-related deaths are not unusual and are a major problem around the world. According to statistics published in 2018 on the website of the World Health Organization (WHO), it is estimated that, each year, annual influenza outbreaks (the virus that causes the symptoms of influenza) lead to about 3 to 5 million cases of serious illness, and between 290,000 and 650,000 respiratory deaths around the world.

The report adds, "The effects of seasonal flu outbreaks in developing countries are not fully known, but research estimates that 99% of deaths of children under five years old with pathway infections Influenza-related lower respiratory diseases occur in developing countries. "

Warning Signs: How to tell if the flu is deadly?

Dr. Gurukanth Neeleshwar Rao, a specialist in internal medicine at Aster Clinic Bur Dubai, said: "The flu is characterized by symptoms of fever, cough, body pain, sore throat and runny nose. caused by a virus called the flu virus. "

He added: "The flu virus is of two types – types A and B. The flu is a self-limiting disease and no medication is required, with the exception of paracetamol to control fever Most people recover within one to two weeks. "

However, flu can be a problem for high-risk patients. "In this case, the virus is the same, however, the severity of the disease is higher in high-risk patients who are typically 65 or older, young children, pregnant women, uncontrolled diabetics and patients. presenting other pre-existing conditions. "

A late visit to the pediatrician in case of serious illness can result in organ failure. "The sooner you see the doctor, the better the chances of recovery," said Dr. Rao. In addition, antibiotics are not the right treatment for the flu. "Influenza is a virus, you need to give antiviral drugs to patients, and parents should not start alone with antibiotics."

Vaccinations

"Most influenza vaccines are safe for children over six months of age and need to be taken before the start of the influenza season – any time between September and October is a good time to take the vaccine." The vaccine protects patients for one year and patients can not take it at the time of active infection. A doctor or registered nurse must administer the vaccine, which costs between Dh40 and Dh80 when bought in pharmacies, without insurance.

Danger: What should you watch out for?

To establish the severity of the case, parents can look for the following symptoms:

1-If the child continues to get sick and has a persistent fever

2- Rapid breathing or cloudiness means that the infection has spread to the lungs

3-If the child develops a bluish tinge on his skin

4-The child is not ready to interact and feels sleepy

5-fever with rash

6-fever with severe cough

7-The child refuses to take fluids

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