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Kaden Stevenson, now 10, had to undergo double leg amputation after contracting the flu when he was 7

In December 2022, the Michigan boy caught the flu and strep throat, which caused him to develop toxic shock syndrome

The infection went into his bloodstream, causing his heart, liver and kidneys to fail

A 10-year-old boy and his family are speaking out about the dangers of the flu after he lost both of his legs from complications that stemmed from the virus.

Kaden Stevenson was 7 years old when he contracted the life-changing case of the flu in December 2022, according to Families Fighting Flu .

At first, his mother, Michele Stevenson, noticed he was feeling sick and chalked it up to a cold or a stomach bug. However, four days later, his condition worsened and he began

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