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2. That dont sound

Wed Jan 23, 2013, 01:26 AM

Jan 2013

like the flu to me.

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Mother grieves after 4-year-old daughter dies from flu [View all] dkf Jan 2013 OP

Sounds like ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome). TwilightGardener Jan 2013 #1

That dont sound donco Jan 2013 #2

I just keep hearing how bad Control-Z Jan 2013 #4

It can be the flu. It happens more often than you would think. Mojorabbit Jan 2013 #14

Everyone is "healthy prior to their illness"... NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #3

I have been reading some crazy stuff bama_blue_dot Jan 2013 #5

That was for psychiatric problems... dkf Jan 2013 #6

Tamiflu is an antiviral pharmaceutical. Flu vaccine is a biological. kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #8

Thanks bama_blue_dot Jan 2013 #13

Nothing condescending about it. You're reading too much into it. kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #18

Your first line would have been sufficient enough bama_blue_dot Jan 2013 #20

They can't feel superior if they don't get that personal jab in, ya know! RandiFan1290 Jan 2013 #21

I am beginning to realize that.. n/t bama_blue_dot Jan 2013 #22

Well, here's the thing... GaYellowDawg Jan 2013 #25

. Orrex Jan 2013 #26

So, if I decide I don't want a flu vaccine bama_blue_dot Jan 2013 #27

Tamiflu isn't a vaccine. jeff47 Jan 2013 #9

Or, it doesn't Spider Jerusalem Jan 2013 #19

It happens because NO vaccine is 100% effective, and because kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #7

We don't know what killed her. She could have had a flu strain that pnwmom Jan 2013 #11

Yes I understand the vaccine is hit or miss... dkf Jan 2013 #12

You are so right...go with your gut. dkf Jan 2013 #16

We just finished a round of Tamiflu with my granddaughter Horse with no Name Jan 2013 #15

People dont die from the flu, they usually die from complications davidn3600 Jan 2013 #17

One of my kids was horribly sick from the flu gollygee Jan 2013 #23

The flu vaccine is about 60% effective Freddie Stubbs Jan 2013 #24

What they've been saying lately pipi_k Jan 2013 #28

A little surprised by the lack of questions about tamiflu's role in all of this apples and oranges Jan 2013 #29