Health
Jan 24 2018, 7:05 pm ET
Here’s how the flu virus kills some people so quickly
by Maggie Fox
A 10-year-old Connecticut boy died of flu. So did a 21-year-old bodybuilder, and 4-year-old Jonah Reiben of Dayton, Ohio.
These are not the usual sick and elderly people who die from influenza. But every year, flu carries away perfectly healthy young adults and children, and tens of thousands of people over 65.
Influenza virus CDC
How does flu kill, and why does it sometimes kill so quickly?
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