54-Year-Old Woman in Greece Dies of Suspected Meningitis

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1. μηνιγγίτιδα (f.)
   Ασθένεια που προκαλεί φλεγμονή στις μήνιγγες του εγκεφάλου. ↩︎
2. πυρετός (m.)
   Υψηλή θερμοκρασία σώματος λόγω αρρώστιας. ↩︎
3. νοσοκομείο (n.)
   Ίδρυμα για την περίθαλψη ασθενών. ↩︎
4. επιδεινώνομαι
   Γίνομαι πιο άσχημος ή σοβαρός. ↩︎
5. εξετάζω
   Κάνω έλεγχο ή παρατήρηση για να διαπιστώσω την κατάσταση. ↩︎
6. περίπτωση (f.)
   Συγκεκριμένη κατάσταση ή συμβάν. ↩︎

Translation

Text Comprehension

Question: In which city did the woman fall ill?

Question: What symptoms did the woman experience before going to the hospital?

Vocabulary

Greek	English
μηνιγγίτιδα (f.)	meningitis
πυρετός (m.)	fever
νοσοκομείο (n.)	hospital
επιδεινώνομαι	to worsen
εξετάζω	to examine
περίπτωση (f.)	case

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The woman first exhibited symptoms, including a high fever, on Friday afternoon. Her family, alarmed by her rapidly worsening condition, swiftly took her to the hospital in Pyrgos. Despite the medical staff’s efforts, which included transferring her to the ICU, she tragically died a few hours later.

Initial tests conducted by the hospital’s microbiological lab have indicated a strain linked to meningococcal bacteria, which suggests meningitis. These findings have sparked significant concern among medical authorities and prompted the involvement of the Hellenic National Public Health Organization (EODY). Meanwhile, health authorities from the nearby city of Patras are actively monitoring the situation.

Efforts to trace and identify individuals who were in contact with the deceased have been initiated. Her colleagues have been informed and are receiving preventive pharmaceutical treatment as a precautionary step. Local authorities are awaiting comprehensive results from further sample analysis, which are being processed in both Patras and Athens, to conclusively determine the cause of death.

Professor Markos Maragos, the Director of the Infectious Diseases Clinic at the University of Patras, is closely following the case. He stated that the full results, expected soon, would provide clarity on whether meningitis was indeed the cause. Maragos noted the urgency with which the health services are acting, given the potential severe implications of such cases.

Medical communities in the region remain on high alert, ready to respond swiftly if a similar incident arises. The situation underscores the critical need for prompt medical attention and investigation when dealing with symptoms indicative of serious infectious diseases like meningitis.

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