If my child under the age of 2 contracts the h1n1 virus is he likely to survive?
January 27th, 2010 | by admin |
♥Riyen’s Mom & Ayah due 4.20 asked:
I just get really nervous when it comes to this h1n1 virus because they make it sound like if my 1 1/2 year old catches it before he is vaccinated he has a likely chance of death. Are there any statistics that show the death rate amoung young children? Like how many catch the virus and die compared to the ones that catch the virus and are fine?
I just get really nervous when it comes to this h1n1 virus because they make it sound like if my 1 1/2 year old catches it before he is vaccinated he has a likely chance of death. Are there any statistics that show the death rate amoung young children? Like how many catch the virus and die compared to the ones that catch the virus and are fine?
6 Responses to “If my child under the age of 2 contracts the h1n1 virus is he likely to survive?”
By Veterinarian in training on Jan 30, 2010 | Reply
Don’t get him the vaccination.
It’s not worth it. H1N1 is just like the regular flu. He’ll be fine!
By Jerry on Feb 1, 2010 | Reply
No, most likely he won’t die. But he will be one sick little toddler and should be watched very closely to guard against the high fever that gets most of those killed with this flu.
I haven’t seen the latest statistics but H1N1 is a very serious condition for children, pay attention to him and be alert for signs
By DrS on Feb 2, 2010 | Reply
if he is normally healthy he should be fine until you get him the vac. just keep him eating and out of crowds for a while you get the shot also
By ஜBECஜ ~Mama to Lucy & bump~ on Feb 3, 2010 | Reply
Obviously I can’t tell you what will or won’t happen with you guys, and I’d **** to give you advice and have something terrible happen because of it (touch wood it doesn’t), but here’s my story.
When swine flu first hit Australia, it was a massive deal. It spread very quickly and at first, any suspected or confirmed cases were being treated very seriously… whole schools closing and the pupils and teacher quarantined until they could be sure of who might have gotten it, if only student contracted it.
Over time, they learnt that this wasn’t helping at all. So only confirmed individuals were quarantined.
Then it become even less of a big deal because it was just spreading like crazy…. of course quarantining when the virus was confirmed wasn’t stopping the person spreading it before they became sick.
So they stopped even testing for it. If you wanted to be tested you could ask for it, but essentially they were just treating any flu symptoms as if it was swine flu.
Just before I found out I was pregnant (probably around the time I was ovulating actually), Lucy got very sick and very quickly, then I caught it. I’d had the annual flu vax, she hadn’t. So the fact that I’d gotten sick indicated the flu vax had done nothing anyways. The doctor we went to was stupid and useless, basically just said go to the ER if Lucy’s fever goes ever 39 degrees celcius. I was spewing because our usual doctor was on leave. Then hubby’s brother got sick as well… exactly the same as us. …same symptoms and everything. His doctor was great, really listened and took all the symptoms etc into account and said he was 99% sure that he had swine flu… but he wasn’t going to worry about testing and didn’t give tamiflu but said if it got worse he could.
Now at the start when I say we got “very” sick… it was nasty (whether it was swine flu or not) but we were never hospitalised, Lucy continued to take fluids, although not as interested in milk or food… she was over it faster than I was!
Remembering that there is always a chance that it wasn’t swine flu… but even those that I’d heard on the news with confirmed cases didn’t sound that bad…. one guy on the radio when asked “how bad is it?” replied with “oh, well, the kids can’t go to school but they’re not THAT sick”
As with the seasonal flu, swine flu is really only a big concern for individuals who have compounding issues… other health problems, very old or very young (i.e. infants more than toddlers). So unless your little man has any other health problems I’d try not to worry too much… I know it’s hard, and any illness in your child is worrying, but if it is treated symptomatically, and if you are on the ball and head straight to the ER (or whereever you are recommended to go) if any illness gets too severe, then you should be fine.
By Maureena on Feb 5, 2010 | Reply
The only thing the media tells us is how many DEATHS there are of h1n1 but not the number of those who’ve had it and made a full recovery after having it.
Does your son have underlying medical issues, that would put him on a high risk of dying if he catches anything????
Feed him healthy foods that support the immune system, wash hands more than regularly.
Actually a few of my contacts on here have had h1n1 flu along with their 2 year old and younger children, and just like any other cold they got over it, and now they re fully naturally immune to it without injecting themselves with other riskful ingredients.
H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine Facts to Consider
By Baby #1 Due Early December! on Feb 6, 2010 | Reply
I think I heard that 86 kids have died from it or something like that, but honestly there are probably way more kids who have recovered but they haven’t issued a number that I can find. I think your baby would be fine if he got it.