Could they have died from viral pneumonia? And is viral pneumonia treatable with antivirals?
I rarely get the flu; however, the few times I have at the first sign of chest congestion and discoloration of phlegm I do take the Z Pack. Works every time. Poverty does not mean powerless. Unite! by War on Error on Thu Oct 01, 2009 at 10:52:25 AM PST [ Parent ] No, actually, severe cases of pneumonia (1+ / 0-) Recommended by: Fabian that are secondary to influenza can often be fatal even when treated with antibiotics. And we still don’t know the overall mechanisms at work for this particular influenza. In 1918 most people who died died of pneumonia, but even though antibiotics didn’t exist then, there’s no guarantee they would have saved most of those people. Bad cases of flu make the lungs extremely susceptible to opportunistic infections. “I once asked a literary agent what writing paid the best, and he said, ‘Ransom notes.'” – Gene Hackman as Harry Zimm in “Get Shorty” by Vtdblue on Thu Oct 01, 2009 at 10:58:05 AM PST [ Parent ] From what I recall of cystic fibrosis (0+ / 0-) pati
