Wrong!
Flu can progress to pneumonia which can progress to ARDS.
The most common underlying causes of ARDS include:-snip-
Severe pneumonia. Severe cases of pneumonia usually affect all five lobes of the lungs.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/ards/symptoms-causes/syc-20355576
Now we are following a video pimping weight loss surgeon for advice about viruses. Like listening to a plastic surgeon on rat control
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