<s>[INST] Can the flu lead to serious health complications or death? [/INST] Of the 5 to 20 percent of the people in the United States that catches the flu each year, 200,000 result in hospitalizations. Some of the complications caused by flu include bacterial pneumonia and dehydration. High-risk patients include children younger than age two, adults age 65 or older, and people of any age with certain medical conditions, such as chronic heart, lung, kidney, liver, blood or metabolic diseases (such as diabetes), or weakened immune systems. Source: Theraflu. Link: https://www.theraflu.com/faqs/  . Field: General Medicine. Disease: Cold </s>