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What is the probability of survival for swine flu and pneumonia?
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Mortality rate?: A report released by the CDC indicated that bacterial pneumonia was was present in 22 out of 77 (29%) swine flu patients during a post-mortem examination of their lungs.Superimposed bacterial pneumonia usually cause of death,Pneumococcal infections are a serious complication of seasonal and 2009 H1N1 influenza infections and can cause death.Vaccination to prevent pneumonia to pevent complication.
Answered 7/28/2014
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