Brittany Murphy Flu Death – Actress Brittany Murphy may have died from H1N1 flu after being ill for several days and vomiting heavily in the hours before her death.
Actress Brittany Murphy died of cardiac arrest December 20 in Los Angeles, California at age 32.
She began vomiting early Sunday morning and told family members she was feeling very ill.
Murphy was taking several prescription medications for flu-like symptoms she had been experiencing for several days.
Paramedics reportedly found dozens of prescription medications prescribed for Murphy, her husband, and her mother in her Hollywood home.
Brittany was “found unresponsive” Sunday morning at her Hollywood Hills home and was pronounced dead at 10:04 a.m. at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
Murphy began her career in TV sitcoms before breaking out alongside Alicia Silverstone in the hit 1995 comedy “Clueless.”
She starred in such films as “Girl, Interrupted,” “Drop Dead Gorgeous,” “8 Mile,” “Sin City,” “Just Married,” “Uptown Girls,” “Don’t Say a Word” and “Happy Feet.”
Murphy also voiced Luanne on all 13 seasons of the hit animated series “King of the Hill.”
Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter said they will conduct an autopsy Monday to try to determine what killed the actress, and said her death appeared to be from natural causes.
The coroner said the reported illness could have contributed to her death, but it will be weeks before a final determination is made.
And that’s the latest news on the possibility of a Brittany Murphy flu death.
Tags: brittany murphy, brittany murphy flu death, flu, flu death, h1n1 flu
December 21st, 2009 at 12:38 pm
Excuse me people, think…she was ill…she probably had the swine flu, then takes tamiflu, which is known as side effect, nausea and vomiting, and in Japan, cardiac arrests in studies.
Some studies have suggested that the antiviral induces nausea and vomiting among about 20% of adults and causes adverse psychiatric symptoms among about 20% of children — although Roche, which markets the drug, says there is no causal link. In Japan, where Tamiflu is frequently prescribed, the drug is also potentially linked to 50 deaths from cardiac arrest between 2001 and 2007, according to the head of medicines watchdog quoted in The Atlantic.
December 21st, 2009 at 8:43 pm
OMG I LOVE HER I AM SO SORRY TO HERE THIS SHE IS GOING TO A BETTER PLACE NOW GOD BLESS HER FAMILY I WILL PRAY FOR THEM
December 21st, 2009 at 9:25 pm
I actually knew somebody who seemed to be totally healthy, then died suddenly from a brain aneurysm.. it sounds like a similar thing happened with Brittany Murphy
December 22nd, 2009 at 6:27 am
[...] States • Flu may have killed actress Brttany Murphy (Link) and (Link) • Native Americans Hit Hard By H1N1 (Link) • Former CDC Head Dr. Julie Gerberding Lands [...]
December 23rd, 2009 at 1:22 am
[...] States • Flu may have killed actress Brttany Murphy (Link) and (Link) • Native Americans Hit Hard By H1N1 (Link) • Former CDC Head Dr. Julie Gerberding Lands [...]
December 23rd, 2009 at 4:16 pm
You will never be forgotten!
December 25th, 2009 at 4:44 pm
thanks for the post
believe me or not i found unique information on your blog…
January 14th, 2010 at 9:09 am
hello I kwon that girl was beatifull
February 4th, 2010 at 1:16 pm
Brittany Murphy Cause Of Death
Brittany Murphy’s death was accidental, the L.A. County Coroner determined, TMZ reported today.
According to the coroner’s findings, the 32-year-old died of “community acquired pneumonia”, “iron deficiency anemia” and multiple drug intoxication.
The L.A. County Coroner concludes on the subject of “How injury occurred” — “Drug intake.”
Murphy was found dead in her bathroom by her husband, Simon Monjack. Since her death, he and the ‘Clueless’ star’s mother insisted that her death was not drug related, but rather caused by a heart condition.