A student was reportedly sent home from the hospital twice before later dying of Strep A.
Mohammad Izaan Danish (8) was rushed to Bradford Royal Infirmary on 10 December after his cough and fever worsened.
Doctors gave him ibuprofen and sent him home after waiting six hours, his mother, Sajida Jabeen, claimed.
Mohammad returned to the same hospital the following evening after experiencing chest pains.
Eight-year-old Mohammad Izaan Danish was twice sent home from hospital and left “asphyxiated” on the floor of a waiting room before later dying of Strep A
On December 10, Sajida Jabeen (39) asked doctors at Bradford Royal Infirmary (BRI) to take her son Mohammad Izaan Danish’s symptoms seriously, but claims he was given ibuprofen and sent home (Mohammad is pictured in the hospital).
Strep A, medically known as group A streptococcus or group A streptococcus, is a bacterium that causes a range of infections
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He had to wait again for a long time and was forced to sit on the floor of the hospital, as, according to Ms Jabeen, he was “suffocating from chest pain”. Mohammad was sent home after being re-administered with ibuprofen.
Ms Jabeen, a mother of three, claimed that the seriousness of his illness was only noticed on 12 December by a family doctor.
The 39-year-old remembered the appointment: “The doctor was really shocked. He was really bad.
“He said: ‘Why didn’t you take him to the hospital? I said, “I took him, but they don’t really do much.”
“I took him to the hospital. He gave me a note and I gave it to them. They started looking at him and that was it.’
But just over three weeks later, on January 6, Mohammad died of pneumonia – a known complication of Strep A.
Mrs Jabeen said of her son: ‘He was just very friendly and cheerful and always smiling.
“He loved to play football. He was a Manchester United fan. He wanted to do many things. He was a happy child.
“He was in his fourth year and loved to study. He loved his teachers and his friends.’
In England, a total of 30 young people under the age of 18 have died from the mostly harmless disease since the start of the season in September.
In comparison, 27 youngsters died from the bacterial infection in the 2017/18 season, which health chiefs said was the last “bad” year.
Strep A is usually a mild bacterial condition that causes breathing problems, such as a cough or sore throat. It can also lead to scarlet fever and impetigo.
However, it can also, although very rarely, lead to much more serious complications that can be fatal.
These include necrotizing fasciitis, the flesh-eating disease where bacteria invade surface tissue through a cut, scrape or open wound.
But just over three weeks later, on January 6, Mohammad (pictured in hospital) died of pneumonia caused by Strep A – which has claimed the lives of around 30 children in the UK so far this winter
Ms Jabeen, a full-time mother from Bradford, West Yorkshire, said Mohammad fell ill around December 9 last year with a cough and fever
Of the first hospital visit, Ms Jabeen said: “I took him to the hospital, the BRI. There was a wait and they saw him and gave him ibuprofen.
And then, after another wait, they gave him a nebulizer. Then they said, “He is fine, he can go home.”
Ms Jabeen said the second visit was “worse” as Mohammad “couldn’t even lie down” due to severe chest pain and instead wanted to sit up, but no chairs were available.
She added: “They could have looked after him better and put him on a saddle or something.
“There was a four to six hour wait, and then they gave him ibuprofen.”
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Ray Smith, said: “I would like to express our sincere and heartfelt condolences to Izaan’s parents on the tragic death of their son.
“I will conduct a thorough investigation and will share the results with Izaan’s parents after completion.”
From the “tempered” seven-year-old whose father was desperate to save her with CPR, to the four-year-old who loved to explore: Strep A victims so far
Muhammad Ibrahim Ali
The four-year-old attended Oakridge School and Nursery in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.
He died of cardiac arrest at home in mid-November after contracting Strep A.
He was prescribed antibiotics.
His mother, Shabana Kousar, told the Bucks Free Press: “The loss is great and nothing can replace it.
“He was very helpful around the house and quite adventurous, he loved exploring the forest school and enjoyed it, his best day was a Monday and said Monday was the best day of the week.
Muhammad Ibrahim Ali, who attended Oakridge School and Nursery in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, died after contracting the bacterial infection
Hannah calls
The “bubbly” and “beautiful” seven-year-old is the only child to die from Strep A in Wales so far.
Her devastated parents told how their “hearts were broken into a thousand pieces.”
The first signs of infection were mild. Hannah’s father, Abul, took his daughter to the doctor after her cough worsened overnight.
She was prescribed steroids and sent home, but died less than 12 hours later.
Mr Roap remembers how he desperately tried to revive his child: “She stopped breathing at 8pm, but we didn’t know straight away because she was sleeping.
“I did CPR, I tried to revive her but it didn’t work. Paramedics came and resumed CPR, but it was too late.”
Mr Roap said the family were “absolutely devastated” and were awaiting answers from the hospital.
The family believes that if she had been given antibiotics initially, she would have survived.
Hanna Roap, who attended Victoria Primary School in Penarth, Wales, died last month after contracting Strep A. Her family say they are “traumatized” by her death.
Stella Lily McCorkindale
Five-year-old Stella-Lily McCokindale died after contracting Strep A, the first death from the infection in Northern Ireland.
She died in the Royal Belfast Hospital on December 5.
In a tribute on social media, her father Robert said the couple “loved every minute” they spent together on scooter and bike rides.
“If prayers, thoughts, feelings and love could have worked, she would have walked out of the hospital with her father’s hand,” he said.
Stella-Lily attended Black Mountain Primary School, which said she was “a bright and talented little girl” and described her death as a “tragic loss”.
Five-year-old Stella-Lily McCokindale, who attended Black Mountain Primary School in Belfast, died in early December after contracting Strep A
Jax Albert Jeffreys
A five-year-old boy who died of Strep A was misdiagnosed with the flu, his family said.
Jax Albert Jefferys, of Waterlooville, Hampshire, died on December 1.
His mother, Charlene, told how she sought medical advice three times in the four days before Jax’s death and was told he had Influenza A. She described Jax as a “sassy little guy”.
Later tests showed that he did have Strep A.
Jax Albert Jefferys, a five-year-old from Waterlooville, Hampshire, died of Strep A on December 1.
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Crystal Leahy is an author and health journalist who writes for The Fashion Vibes. With a background in health and wellness, Crystal has a passion for helping people live their best lives through healthy habits and lifestyles.
