Queensland Teenager The Latest Person To Die From Horror Flu Season

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An 18-year-old woman has died from the flu, following one of the worst flu seasons Australia has experienced.

According to Nine News, the fact that the flu was accompanied by a bacterial infection resulted in sepsis, resulting in organ failure.

Mild symptoms manifested, however it was just five days later when the teenager, Madeline, fell into a coma and died while in intensive care.

Madeline was a law student and frequently volunteered at the RSPCA.

This flu season has claimed numerous lives, with several deaths in Melbourne and Tasmania.

25 October 2017




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