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Archive Home > 2010 > February > 01 > Back from the brink of death from swine flu

Back from the brink of death from swine flu

Survivor’s story a cautionary tale about how quickly it can turn lethal

By William Mullen / The Bulletin
February 1, 2010

CHICAGO — After trying for five days to shake “a little cold,” Lisa Amoruso went to the doctor in early November. She complained of chills, aches, fatigue, fever spikes and labored breathing.

Dr. Jeffrey Nekomoto, her internist, suspected she had swine flu, but the 40-year-old effervescent....

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