Do you know anyone that died of the flu (1 Viewer)

[jamny]

Do you know personally anyone that died of the flu

 

[Zegras11]

I'm on Day 22.  An agent couple at our office posted yesterday on FB that they both have it, and are both at home on Day 8 since being positive for it. Have had good and bad days, but should be ok.

 

[The Ref]

My great grandmother died in 1918 months after giving birth to my grandfather.

 

[TheWinz]

Leave this thread open for a few months and check the results then

 

[SHIZNITTTT]

Branch manager's father died and his mother is not doing well.

 

[Cjw_55106]

Either I misunderstood the question or everyone that responded in this thread did. You’re talking about the flu, not COVID-19,  is this correct?

 

[bigmarc27]

Either I misunderstood the question or everyone that responded in this thread did. You’re talking about the flu, not COVID-19,  is this correct?

Honestly I think it was left purposely vague to try and prove some nonsensical  point.

 

[Cjw_55106]

Honestly I think it was left purposely vague to try and prove some nonsensical  point.

That’s the thing, it doesn’t seem vague to me at all. It seems pretty straightforward but everybody’s replies seem to indicate they’re talking about corona.

 

[jamny]

Yeah, sorry. I meant the flu not Covid. In reading how many die each year of the flu, I realized that I dont know anyone that did. Even looking at famous people that died of influenza,  the list is mostly people from many years ago.

 

[NutterButter]

Most people that die from the flu are old.  So you might have known someone that had alzheimers for instance and then died but technically they could've died from the flu. 

 

[Tool]

Assumed you meant corona

 

[BobbyLayne]

My grandfather didn’t die from a broken hip or the flu or pneumonia. He passed away due to multiple major organ failure & septic shock. The flu was one of several contributing factors.

He was 90 & this was 30 years ago.

 

[Eephus]

My paternal grandparents' first son Wilbur died from influenza in 1919

 

[jamny]

Most people that die from the flu are old.  So you might have known someone that had alzheimers for instance and then died but technically they could've died from the flu. 

That's why I was wondering, since they say 30,000 to 60,000 die every year from the flu, so it must be listed as cause of death. I'm not shocked because I had the flu one year and realized how an elderly person could die from it. My brother actually had the flu over the holidays and was in ICU for 7 days but he's also very overweight and smokes a lot. 

 

[belljr]

I know someone who died from pneumonia that started as the flu...so yes

 

[lumpy19]

7 years ago a girl in my nephew's first grade class died of the flu.  Took 1.5 days, ever since then it's scared the crap out of me, healthy 6 year old girl and within 2 days gone.

 

[NewlyRetired]

I don't know any one.

I do wish though we would get rid of the term "flu like symptoms".  I feel like anyone who gets a bad cold thinks they have flu like symptoms.

About 20 years ago when I was young and really healthy, I caught a mild case of the flu and it absolutely kicked my ### up and down for an entire week.   It was the furthest thing from a bad cold.

 

[The Z Machine]

My brother told me that a kid he coached on his son's flag football team died from the flu last year. He was likely 8 years old. Tragic.

 

[matuski]

Yes.

Elderly friend. Flu >pneumonia >dead.

 

[krista4]

My college boyfriend died from it last year.  50(?) years old, otherwise healthy except he had an ulcer that would be unrelated.  :(  

 

[matuski]

My college boyfriend died from it last year.  50(?) years old, otherwise healthy except he had an ulcer that would be unrelated.  :(  

Geeze we are old.

 

[matuski]

I don't know any one.

I do wish though we would get rid of the term "flu like symptoms".  I feel like anyone who gets a bad cold thinks they have flu like symptoms.

About 20 years ago when I was young and really healthy, I caught a mild case of the flu and it absolutely kicked my ### up and down for an entire week.   It was the furthest thing from a bad cold.

That would not be a mild flu.

 

[krista4]

Geeze we are old.

I know!  I still see (saw) him as the teenager I met first year.  But here we are...dying of "natural" stuff.  Ugh.

 

[EYLive]

I know someone who died from pneumonia that started as the flu...so yes

Yes.

Elderly friend. Flu >pneumonia >dead.

I've heard that same thing. It goes from bad to worse especial for the elderly.

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

Yes.  Several children over the past 20 years.

One of our medical assistant's 16 year old son died of Influenza in February this year.  As did one of his classmates.

Although less common, young people die from Influenza too.  Please get an Influenza vaccine.