Minn. baby who died of swine flu had heart ailment

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ALBERT LEA, Minn. (AP) — The family of the Freeborn County infant who died of swine flu says the 5-week-old also had critical heart and lung ailments.

Addie Rust is the grandmother of William Anton Cech (CHEK'). She tells the Albert Lea Tribune the boy had a condition that left half his heart underdeveloped. Fluid also accumulated in his lungs that tested positive for swine flu.

Family members had to wear masks and gloves around him, until his final day. On Oct. 15, they held him without gloves as he passed away peacefully.

Ten people have died of swine flu-related illness in Minnesota. The state health department says the victims include another child from Steele County and a Martin County woman in her early 60s, and both also had underlying health conditions.

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Information from: Albert Lea Tribune, http://www.albertleatribune.com

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