The Flu in US is Viral and Suicidal - is Drug Tamiflu to be Blamed for Teen’s Death?
This season the flu has arrived earlier than its usual time and has victimized many adults, killed a number of children. A teenage boy, full of life, had a suicidal death and Tamiflu is being blamed!
US is suffering through flu outbreaks never experienced in the last 15 years. This season the flu has arrived earlier than its usual time and has victimized many adults, killed a number of children. A teenage boy, full of life, had a suicidal death and Tamiflu is being blamed!
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Are you experiencing influenza like symptoms lately? Then, go and see your doctor before it's too late. The severe flu outbreak in the US has already spread in different states of the continent. As per the health officials, the flu this winter has already compelled around 12,000 people to get hospitalized and killed 37 children.
The terror nowadays is so widespread that even a regular sneeze is pushing one rush to his or her doctor. In fact, 1 in every 15 doctor visits are found due to flu diagnosis or treatment.
And if only the flu was not enough, Tamiflu is making conditions worse. Tamiflu is a drug doctors usually prescribe to cure flu like illness or symptoms of influenza.
But recently, an Indiana family is blaming Tamiflu for their teen boy’s suicidal death. Sounds weird, but a reality indeed.
Charlie Harp, 16, was a happy-go-lucky-guy, just like any other boy of his age. He played football and as his family shared he was absolutely normal.
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He was given the drug Tamiflu after being diagnosed with flu. And as his family blames, that particular drug caused him behavioral changes. Reportedly, he was given just two doses of it and that led him to a suicidal condition!
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As per doctors, Tamiflu causes such side effects rarely and what is more surprising in Charlie’s case, just two doses did so!
So now onwards, will doctors consider twice before prescribing someone Tamiflu? Are people going to consume this drug to tackle flu symptoms even after such incidents? The questions will keep bothering us for some time, surely.