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Originally Posted by jberryhill  Any variety of flu can kill anyone. It's just a numbers game. The point is that H1N1 is no more "deadly" than any other variety of influenza, which kills millions of people every year, media hype or not. You get tired, you spend a lot of time in bed, you don't realize that fluid is building up in your lungs and then, boom, you are dead from pneumonia - which is not a particularly horrific way to check out, among the various options.
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That's not what's happening with H1N1.
The 20 year old felt the first sniffle on her way home from work Sunday afternoon. Monday afternoon, she (smartly) went to the hospital and was treated immediately. Tuesday evening, while doing everything they could to save her, she died. H1N1 has been confirmed as the cause.
I've never heard of anything like that with any other flu strain. It's usually people already sick, very old, or don't go to the hospital in a timely manner. This person did everything right.