“Adam Wiener said his father had been sick since at least last weekend with flu-like symptoms “but we didn’t think anything of it.” Then early Wednesday, he said, the family called 911 after his father began “hallucinating and wasn’t coherent.”
I'm not trying to berate the guy, but if he knew the flu was a possibility (NY schools have had outbreaks)...why not get to a doctor within the first 24-48 hours of symptoms and get on an antiviral like Tamiflu? It has proven effective in other cases.
56,000 people died of flu in 2006, and not all had pre-existing conditions. You can die from the flu (any flu) without having a pre-existing condition.