rheumatic fever

H1N1 claims one more life in Qatar
Influenza A(H1N1) virus has claimed another life raising the number of deaths to seven in Qatar, the Supreme Council of Health has announced.
The latest victim, a 31-year-old Indian woman, died yesterday after she was diagnosed with H1N1 virus infection. She was admitted to Hamad Hospital on November 6 suffering from rheumatic fever, cardiac diseases, breathing difficulty and high temperature.
On Tuesday, a Pakistani youth, 17, died due to the virus after suffering from complications of temperature and pneumonia and was later diagnosed with a kidney disease known as Nephritic Syndrome.
The council will hold a press conference on Sunday. The meeting will be addressed by the Public Health Department director Dr Mohamed al-Thani.