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A 20-Year-Old Arizona Woman Died From The Flu [pneumonia] One Day After Getting Diagnosed
BuzzFeed ^ | December 4, 2017, at 2:56 p.m. | Caroline Kee

Posted on 12/04/2017 5:26:24 PM PST by BenLurkin

Murrieta began feeling sick last Sunday, and was sent home from her job at a warehouse to get some rest.

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"My daughter called and said that Joie was sent home early on Sunday after working a few hours at the warehouse because she was really sick, and that she went home to rest," Gonzales said.

On Monday, her sister took her to an urgent care clinic, where they diagnosed Murrieta with the flu and sent her home with medicine.

"They got there in the morning and waited for a while, then they told her she had the flu and gave her a prescription for the medicine Tamiflu," Gonzales said.

Tamiflu is an antiviral medication used to treat and prevent infection with influenza A and B viruses. It is most effective when taken within 48 hours of contracting the flu.

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"She was very healthy and never got sick, she worked six days a week and her job was at a warehouse so she was very active at her job," said Gonzales. Murrieta was seemingly not at a higher risk for hospitalization or death from the flu...

... Murrieta did not get a flu shot, Gonzales said, but her doctors said that there is no way to tell now whether that would've made a difference.

Murrieta leaves behind her two sons, one two-year-old and one six-month-old. "She would do anything for her sons — and it breaks my heart that the little one, who's only six months, will grow up without her," Gonzales said. "She was just a beautiful person — and we want to express our gratitude for everyone who has shown support for our family."

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TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: arizona; flu; pneumonia; tamiflu
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To: exDemMom

Maybe she wouldn’t have gotten the flu if she stayed home, too.


61 posted on 12/04/2017 6:52:07 PM PST by MurrietaMadman (Drain swamp drain.)
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To: mylife

I’m glad you recovered.


62 posted on 12/04/2017 6:53:08 PM PST by MurrietaMadman (Drain swamp drain.)
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To: BenLurkin

If she was diagnosed with the flu at an outpatient clinic, did they use the RIDT (rapid influenza diagnostic test)? They used Tamiflu, and it apparently did not work. Was this instead a virulent bacteria or other microbe that was missed?

But the globalist media is intent on making the flu the culprit before all the facts are in, so get your flu shot because it’s about 10% effective and people are losing faith in big pharma and their vaccine business. So very typical.


63 posted on 12/04/2017 6:54:09 PM PST by grumpygresh (When will Soros be brought to justice? Crush the vermin, crush the Left.)
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To: livius
There are two vaccines this year: one protects against three strains, and the other protects against four strains. And then again, the flu that really hits may not be any of these strains.

Makes a person wonder, doesn't it?

64 posted on 12/04/2017 6:55:22 PM PST by MurrietaMadman (Drain swamp drain.)
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To: EBH; exDemMom
A link from your link...

Chasing Seasonal Influenza — The Need for a Universal Influenza Vaccine

Egg adaptation angle is fascinating...

65 posted on 12/04/2017 7:09:02 PM PST by mewzilla (Was Obama surveilling John Roberts? Might explain a lot.)
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To: Kipp

Thats correct
Those with the strongest immune systems are ironically most at risk
This girls death is a real tragedy and a harbinger of what may return

Interesting reading about flu pandemic and home care
Grattan Woodson, MD
“ Preparing for the Coming Flu Pandemic”

https://www.acoem.org/ohden/downloads/AvianFluGuideOct05.pdf


66 posted on 12/04/2017 7:10:01 PM PST by silverleaf (A man who kneels for the national anthem doesn't stand for much of anything)
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To: BenLurkin

The virus used to develop the vaccine mutated during the process. Reports out of Australia are the vaccine is only 10% effective, and it is going to be a nasty strain.


67 posted on 12/04/2017 7:11:26 PM PST by Gamecock (The greatest threat to humanity is not "out there" but "in here" in the recesses of the soul. TK)
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To: PAR35

When they aren’t spouting flat earth excrement.


68 posted on 12/04/2017 7:16:21 PM PST by Gamecock (The greatest threat to humanity is not "out there" but "in here" in the recesses of the soul. TK)
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To: Neoliberalnot

When it hit the lungs causing pneumonia there must have been some bad bacteria. The heavy duty antibiotics did allow me to make it. I know the flu was a virus but somehow the antibiotics hit the bugs in the lungs I guess.


69 posted on 12/04/2017 7:17:57 PM PST by Yaelle
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To: Neoliberalnot; PAR35
http://fox8.com/2017/12/04/health-experts-this-years-flu-vaccine-only-10-effective/
70 posted on 12/04/2017 7:19:47 PM PST by Chgogal (Sessions recused himself for shaking an Ambassador's hand. Shameful!)
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To: Yaelle

Years ago, my favorite doctor explained what was recurring with me: first I would get a virus, which would weaken the immune system, making it vulnerable to a secondary bacterial infection, which would develop. So in effect, some people have both at the same time, and need those strong anti-biotics.


71 posted on 12/04/2017 7:20:51 PM PST by Kalamata (Unseal the Deal, CongraTraitors.)
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To: Kalamata

I agree. I try to avoid antibiotics for low grade stuff. But man do they save lives when needed.


72 posted on 12/04/2017 7:25:06 PM PST by Yaelle
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To: SecAmndmt

Yeah, a little cod liver oil can make a big difference at this time of year. Less sunshine = less vitamin D.


73 posted on 12/04/2017 7:33:13 PM PST by Karl Spooner
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To: Vermont Lt; RandallFlagg

Name ‘em, ping ‘em.


74 posted on 12/04/2017 7:52:17 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: EBH; Vermont Lt

“According to a report in The New England Journal of Medicine, this year’s flu vaccine may only be about 10% effective against influenza A (H3N2).”

This year my daughter (mid-20s) got a flu shot and I (late 60s) did not. We both got the flu about a week apart, same symptoms/severity/duration.


75 posted on 12/04/2017 8:22:36 PM PST by Magic Fingers (Political correctness mutates in order to remain virulent.)
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To: BenLurkin

Hantavirus??? Exhibits Flu like symptoms with fluid also in lungs.


76 posted on 12/04/2017 8:27:40 PM PST by Ozark Tom
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To: Ozark Tom; Mears

THAT is terrifying - hantavirus!

Never knew how bad rodent feces could be - until watching a real “survive” story - man died after cleaning out basement.

I am paranoid to death now.


77 posted on 12/04/2017 9:04:45 PM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: catnipman

“exactly why she should have been x-rayed ...”

X-rays do not cure pneumonia. Most likely the influenza infection triggered her immune system into overdrive, her lungs filled with fluid (which IS pneumonia), and she died. This was the cause of death from the mutated virus of the 1918 Influenza Pandemic that killed an estimated 25 million people worldwide.


78 posted on 12/04/2017 9:40:29 PM PST by 43north (Drive the scenic route and take the dog.)
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To: shelterguy

Wow, two months? Even for the elderly, that’s a long time. Hopeful for a full recovery as soon as possible.


80 posted on 12/04/2017 9:56:15 PM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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