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H1N1 swine flu autopsy report reveals virus injures entire respiratory system
**These Autopsy's are for the 2nd round of H1N1 in New York**
Researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the office of the Chief Medical Examiner of New York City recently reviewed autopsy findings from 34 fatal swine flu cases. All but two of the fatalities were in New York City.
Respiratory system damage
Reports showed that in fatal cases of the H1N1 swine flu, the virus causes damage to the entire respiratory system to include the lungs, trachea, and bronchial tubes. Samples of tissues from the autopsies showed inflammation of the trachea and bronchial tubes. Researchers also observed damage to the lower parts of the respiratory system, in the bronchioles. The alveoli of the lungs were also affected by the virus.
Influenza pandemic
Dr. Taubenberger from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) noted that the pattern of damage to the airways in the swine flu autopsies closely matched the earlier 1918 and 1957 influenza pandemics. Evidence of severe tissue damage was observed in the lungs of both the upper and lower respiratory system. In over half the cases, secondary pulmonary bacterial infections also accompanied the H1N1 virus infection. Pulmonary bacterial infection seems to play an important role in fatal cases of swine flu. Information on the pandemic influenza can be found at www.flu.gov or NIAID’s website.
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