"Tragic Loss: 4-Year-Old Girl Taken Off Life Support Due to Common Cold Complications"
A four-year-old Ohio preschooler, Maisie, was taken off life support and pronounced dead just days after being admitted to the hospital with what was initially thought to be a common cold. It was later discovered that she had contracted the human metapneumovirus, which led to a stroke and swelling in her brain. Despite efforts to save her, Maisie's condition rapidly deteriorated, and her parents made the heartbreaking decision to take her off life support. The virus, which can cause respiratory disease, particularly affects children, the elderly, and those with weakened immune systems, and currently has no antiviral treatment or vaccine available.
