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Roy's is found dead in his bed and his 80lb dog is by his side. Could the dog be responsible? And when 4-month-old Laniya dies suddenly one night, Dr. G is desperate for answers. Could it be a genetic disorder, SIDS or abuse?
| 4-month-old Laniya Delva has died in her sleep and Dr. G .... after 'the sniffles' ... a cold | ||
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Dr G
4-month-old Laniya Delva
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had the sniffles
* / a cold for 2 days before she died at age 4 months
Spleen twice normal size
Lungs heavy / wet
mom, Whytnea Mathews; dad, Jefferson Delva
No simple cold
Suspected
Viral infection into lungs,
not just a head cold
Not getting enough oxygen
all cells are cycle cell
from normal shape to abnormal cycle shaped
not enough blood to other organs
the organs shut down one by one
"the sniffles' can be a sign of exposure to glycol ether such as
2-butoxyethanol in paint fumes, cleaning products, etc
For a 'little body' suspect acute autoimmune hemolytic anemia /
premature destruction of red blood cells, simple list of
symptoms:
http://www.valdezlink.com/re/j2.htm (can be exposed second hand)
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Jessi, age 3, just had 'the sniffles' in 2007 /
went limp & medivaced to Anchorage
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