A Saudi special needs girl has died from swine flu, pushing the Kingdom's A-H1N1 death toll to seven, the Health Ministry announced Thursday. The 12-year-old girl, who died Wednesday two days after being admitted to a hospital in Al-Hasa, was suffering from an underdeveloped central nervous system, the ministry said in a statement. The girl was suffering from acute chest problems, high temperature and acute lung inflammation. She was also infected with the A-H1N1 virus, the statement said. The ministry appealed to all citizens and expatriates to abide by preventive and precautionary measures. It suggested immediate visit to the nearest health facility in case of common flu symptoms with a continuous rise in temperature for more than three days or difficulty in breathing, chest pain, bloody sputum or the body turning blue. On Tuesday, the ministry announced the death of a Sri Lankan man and a Saudi teenager from swine flu.
