Women fights for her life after connecting swine flu

The pregnant woman is fighting for her life in hospital yesterday after being struck by swine flu.

Treated patients did not reveal his name, which is likely to be the deadly H1N1 strain of the virus from the influenza virus fever in intensive care in hospital, Royal Aberdeen.

The suspended outside the body (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation machine) used to obtain pulmonary function in patients with severe respiratory complications of flu. It is understood that doctors intend to issue, if the situation worsens.

Professor Hugh Pennington, and bacteria from the University of Aberdeen: "It's very, very serious.

"Pregnant women and vulnerable groups and four times more likely to knock down the disease.

"Heart of the mother was beaten for two years, which puts more emphasis on it. Lungs also works hard and can not expand as much due to the absence of a large area for them, which puts more pressure. But perhaps more important is that during pregnancy Run the immune system and refused to stop mother to child.

"When we reach a stage where machinery outside the body and is involved in a point of high risk."

Since the start of flu season and treated 145 people in intensive care in hospitals in Scotland and died 40.

Revealed the latest figures, released last Thursday that 13 people died after a con – Contracting the illness during the last week alone. The majority of the flu. The government has said it is not known if they were killed by the same or a bug of the underlying health problems.

Aberdeen Royal Infirmary ECMOs two in the process.

The doctors found that the device can help the lungs of patients with serious complications of flu fever to recover, while a drug to treat the infection takes hold.

He stressed the importance of Mr. Pennington, of pregnant women to protect themselves from avian fever.

He said: "Pregnant women should get the vaccine there is still work to be done to get the word spread, and the absorption increases ..

"If someone does get sick, you should call your doctor as soon as possible. Do not worry about annoying people. To help you decide if you think you need. "

NHS Grampian refused to comment on the case, but a spokesman for the Scottish government confirmed that it uses a machine outside the body to treat the patient to hospital Aberdeen Royal.

The spokesman said the Conservative Party Health Mary Scanlon: "The Scottish government with very slow this year to advise their patients vaccinated.