A 10-year-old girl has died just one day after she was diagnosed with both strep throat and the flu.
Sable Paige Gibson, from Mason, Ohio, received the diagnoses on Tuesday morning and went into cardiac arrest on Tuesday afternoon.
According to a Facebook post from her mother, Holly Rauch Gibson, Sable was airlifted to Cincinnati Children's Hospital, but she passed away on Wednesday.
Data shows that the fourth grader's death is the third pediatric death in the state from the flu this season
Sable Paige Gibson, 10 (pictured), from Mason, Ohio, was diagnosed with strep throat and the flu on Tuesday morning. She went into cardiac arrest on Tuesday afternoon and was airlifted to Cincinnati Children's Hospital, but passed away on Wednesday
According to the Plain Dealer, a 13-year-old girl and a three-year-old boy are the other two pediatric deaths in Ohio.
Doctors say that most children who die aren't vaccinated, and it remains unclear if Sable had received the flu shot.
Viral infections like the flu and bacterial infections like strep don't often occur at the same, but they can happen.
While most people with the flu recover within two weeks of contracting the virus, some sufferers can develop complications.
The flu inflames the body's airways, which prevents mucus and secretions from clearing.
This leads to a buildup of bacteria in the body, which it normally would be able to fight off but is unable to due to the flu weakening the immune system.
From there, the flu can easily develop into strep, bronchitis or pneumonia.
'If your body is focused on fighting a virus, then the bacteria have an easier time coming aboard
