CFD West Nile Death

Our condolences to the Fire side:

• A Chicago Fire Department lieutenant became a victim of West Nile Virus Thursday night, two weeks after he was bitten by a mosquito in Wisconsin.
  
  
  Lt. Thomas Flahive of Engine Co. 108 died from the virus. He was 58.
  
  
  Flahive contracted the virus during a family trip to Wisconsin, Fire Media Affairs Director Larry Langford said.
  
  
  After being bit, the lieutenant started suffering from flu-like symptoms and went for treatment, Langford said.
  
  
  The lieutenant was diagnosed with West Nile Virus and later went into a coma and suffered irreversible brain damage, Langford said.

Condolences only for the family here.