New Delhi: The World Health Organization has confirmed the world’s first human death due to bird flu. The deceased is a 59-year-old native of Mexico. He died on April 24. He is also the man who confirmed the H5N2 infection in the world.
It is not known where he contracted the virus from. He died while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Mexico City. A WHO statement said the first laboratory-confirmed human death from influenza A virus has been reported globally. The World Health Organization has said that the risk of the bird flu virus spreading to normal humans is low.
He sought treatment after being bedridden for three weeks. He was admitted to the hospital with fever, shortness of breath and diarrhea. He was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and kidney failure. Then he died while undergoing treatment.
