MI: Two people in Lake Fenton High School district die after being hospitalized with flu-like symptoms; confirmed flu-related death

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Source: http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2013/01/lake_fenton_high_school_studen.html

Lake Fenton High School student dies after being hospitalized with flu-like symptoms
By Dana DeFever | ddefever@mlive.com
on January 05, 2013 at 6:10 PM, updated January 05, 2013 at 6:12 PM

LAKE FENTON, MI ? A Lake Fenton High School student died this weekend after being hospitalized with what was believed to be flu-like symptoms, said school Superintendent Wayne Wright.

The student was in ninth grade, he said...

 

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Now this is the third time I have seen a death and PH encourages hydration, so did they get another pathogen with influenza and that is what caused their demise. Very little info!

 

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Student dies after bout with flu-like symptoms

GENESEE COUNTY, MI (WNEM) - A local high school student has died of flu-like symptoms.

Few details are available at this time, but the student, a ninth-grader at Lake Fenton High School, was recently hospitalized.

The student died over the weekend, and the child's death comes just a week after a parent in the Lake Fenton School District fell ill and died under similar circumstances.

Parents have been urged to keep their children home if they show signs of the flu. Right now the district says they know of no connection between the parent and the student who died from flu-like causes.

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Source: http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2013/01/fenton_teenager_joshua_polehna.html

Lake Fenton High School flu victim Joshua Polehna, 15, remembered for caring nature
Roberto Acosta | racosta1@mlive.com By Roberto Acosta | racosta1@mlive.com
on January 07, 2013 at 2:13 PM

Saturday, Jan. 5 after suffering from flu symptoms. He was a 15-year-old freshman at Lake Fenton High School Courtesy Photo

FENTON, MI ? A teenager who loved sports, marching band and the outdoors, Fenton resident Joshua Michael Polehna was remembered most by his parents for his giving nature.

Joshua, 15, died Saturday, Jan. 5, at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital in Ann Arbor following complications from the flu...

...His father said Josh hadn?t shown any signs of illness before the holiday break from school, with the first symptoms coming Dec. 30, when he complained of a sore throat.

?Not a big deal, just a sore throat,? Dave Polehna said. ?On Monday, the next day, it was turning into a raspy-type cough, but it was off and on...?

...The Polehnas called their family doctor Tuesday, Jan. 1, when Josh began telling them of feeling feverish that morning, and the doctor advised them to give him some ibuprofen and see what happens.

?He wasn?t feeling any worse,? Kelly Polehna said. ?His fever was gone, so that showed signs of improvement.?

But Dave Polehna knew something wasn?t right when he began to notice there was inconsistency in his breathing Tuesday evening.

?The doctor said go ahead and take him to the hospital,? he said, and Josh was admitted to Genesys Tuesday night. ?At that point and time, this progressed very quickly.?

Josh was transported to Beaumount by 3 a.m. Wednesday morning and then to C.S. Mott Children?s Hospital in Ann Arbor 7 a.m. later that day...
...Josh?s flu eventually progressed to pneumonia...