preexisting conditions to becoming severely dehydrated and in pain. then rushed to a hospital in des moines where she later died just a few days after showing the initial signs of the flu. another tragic case in minnesota. 7-year-old rubby hansen died christmas eve. her mother believed she might have survived had she not had a preexisting medical syndrome. she had not hat jer vai syndrome. she has a seizure, yes the seizure was caused by the flu. these latest showing the flu has reached epidemic level. one of the strains this season has mutated causing this year s vaccination to be less than optimal for protection. the most common virus we re seeing cause it right now is h 3