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Unvaccinated Toddler Hospitalized in ICU With Rare Flu Complication
A two-year-old unvaccinated girl was hospitalized in intensive care at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem with a rare and severe flu complication causing dangerously low sodium levels and seizures. Doctors diagnosed SIADH, a condition of excess antidiuretic hormone leading to water retention.
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- 01An unvaccinated two-year-old girl was hospitalized in intensive care at Shaare Zedek with a rare flu complication.
- 02The child developed SIADH, leading to dangerously low sodium levels and seizures.
- 03Doctors are emphasizing the importance of seasonal flu vaccination for all children.
- 04The hospital is treating ten flu patients, with three in intensive care.
- 05Nationally, 826 flu patients have been hospitalized, and 28 have died this season.
The child is responding to treatment, and physicians are emphasizing the importance of flu vaccination for all children. This incident occurs amidst a rise in severe flu cases and hospitalizations across Israel.
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