LANCASTER --- A young Lancaster mother has become the sixth victim to die of H1N1 flu in Dallas County.
Heather Provorse was on a ventilator for more than a week before she died.
Provorse's doctor declined to prescribe Tami-flu, the anti-viral drug that is effective in fighting influenza.
Provorse was not considered to be a high-risk patient.
The federal government considers people high risk if they are under the age of two or over 65 . Pregnant women and people with chronic health problems are also on the high-risk list as are those under 19 who've been treated with long-term aspirin therapy.
The 25-year-old Provorse, who leaves an eight-year-old son, did not meet any of those criteria.

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