Folks, despite the name, I try really hard not to be overly paranoid and dramatic, but there is reason to be overly vigilant this flu season anyway. Despite what you may hear, and what you may think about the H1N1 flu, this is NOT like any other bug.
A week ago here in Nashville, there was a 5 year old boy who died from H1N1. While it is not unusual for a young child to die of the flu who has a pre-existing health condition, this child was not known to have any. What's more alarming is that he first showed symptoms on Friday, and was dead by Monday night.
Update [2009-9-14 9:34:14 by Tin hat mafia]: The original Tennessean article has is now available on their web site and featured on their front page. I know I wrote this in the middle of the night, but please rec this up so that others can see it!
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