Rarely fatal strain helps cause Thurston county?s first flu death

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http://www.theolympian.com/2013/02/07/2413580/rarely-fatal-strain-helps-cause.html

Rarely fatal strain helps cause county?s first flu death

CHELSEA KROTZER | Staff writer ? Published February 07, 2013
A 23-year-old Thurston County woman has died from complications related to the flu, marking the first flu-related death in the county.
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The woman tested positive for Influenza B, a strain Yu said rarely causes death.

?In this case, she was ill for a couple of days, got better, then got worse,? Yu said.

The woman likely died from secondary pneumonia, but Yu said the official cause of death will be determined by the county coroner.
The woman had no other risk factors, other than that she was a smoker, Yu said. The woman had not had a flu shot...

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Washington - Healthy 23-year-old woman dies from flu-related complications

Washington - Healthy 23-year-old woman dies from flu-related complications

Healthy 23-year-old woman dies from flu-related complications

13 hours ago
by Hana Kim
Q13 FOX News reporter


OLYMPIA — A 23-year-old woman in Thurston County recently died from complications related to the flu, county health officials said Wednesday.

“Healthy young woman, no risk factors, gets sick for a couple of days. She gets better, then all of a sudden gets worse again. Next thing you know she is gone,” said Thurston County health officer Dr. Diana Yu.

“This young woman’s death is a sad reminder that the flu must be taken seriously,” said Yu. “We’re encouraging unvaccinated people of all ages to talk to their doctor about getting a flu vaccine. It’s not too late to get vaccinated.”

...So far this season, 28 flu-related deaths have occurred in Washington, the Thurston County health officials said.


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