[John O]

So what did she really die of? (And no I haven't read the article. The answer should be posted!)

If it was the flu then the headline is a lie.

[COBOL2Java]

And no I haven't read the article. The answer should be posted!

Well I guess YOU'LL never know...

[silverleaf]

Complication of flu, sepsis
It comes fast and deadly
Cautionary tale for parents
But not sure if anything would have saved her

[Flavious_Maximus]

She died of septicemia, blood poisoning.

Someone stuck a dirty needle into her? How else do you infect blood?

[from occupied ga]

If it was the flu then the headline is a lie.

I read the article, and it appears that she died from a secondary infection brought on by her immune system being weakened by the flu. Since I didn't see in the article any mention of whether or not she got a flu shot I can't see the point of this article. Is the point of the article that people should get a flu shot? If it is, then the author didn't do a very good job of making his point. As I posted earlier approximately 200 kids age 5-9 die in the USA every day. Still not sure why this is newsworthy.

[Kelseeyore31]

Looks like a very opportunistic bacterial infection that piggybacked on her lowered immunity due to the flu virus. Hard to really tell from the article. Tragic story.