The flu epidemic in mainland China is becoming more and more severe, causing some small babies to die shortly after being infected with the virus, leaving their mothers heartbroken.
In recent days, a young mother in Shaanxi Province posted on social media that her child, named Nian Nian, who is only 3 years and 4 months old, suddenly had a fever on December 29, 2024. Just a few minutes earlier, she was still in her mother’s arms eating noodles, but in less than 5 minutes, she had lost consciousness, first convulsing. The family hastily took the child to the hospital for emergency treatment and transferred her to the Xi’an Children’s Hospital. Despite more than 11 hours of rescue efforts at the Xi’an Children’s Hospital, the child did not wake up. The child was diagnosed with acute brain death caused by the flu virus and also had mycoplasma pneumonia.
Many people on social media have expressed that this year’s flu epidemic is very serious and has caused brain damage in many children, ultimately leading to brain death. “I can’t understand it – what kind of virus causes such serious damage to children as soon as it enters the body? It’s unbelievable.”
A mother from Shanxi said that their baby also passed away due to the flu, with only 2 days between the onset of fever and their passing.
A mother from Henan also shared in the comments that her 2-month-old baby, who had only coarse lung texture on the first hospital visit without a fever but had a dry cough, had the virus undetected. After staying in the hospital for three days and being discharged, the baby developed a fever again the next day. The doctor initially said the fever was normal, part of the process, but by the third day, it had developed into severe pneumonia. The diagnosis revealed it was the flu, and the baby was immediately transferred to the ICU at the city hospital. It has been three days in the hospital now, hoping for the safety of the young baby.
Netizens summarized that the characteristics of the flu include recurring fever, coughing, limb soreness, and fatigue. The most crucial point is that children with the flu often have symptoms of high fever convulsions.
Some netizens commented on the situation.
Jolin’s Diary Book: Perhaps the virus has mutated.
Another netizen complained: “Endless viruses!”