Meningitis, the 25-year-old, in brain death – the Journal of Parma

brain Death for Gennaro Canfora, the barista-student break of 25 years, suffering from meningococcal meningitis. By Friday morning he was struggling so desperately, then the conditions worsened until you get to turn off his brain, a status that leads to death. The parents, informed of the tragic epilogue, they have authorized the donation of the organs. Brain death was declared at 16:07. In the night the explant. The young man was not vaccinated. The case of the five-year-old has also created a “psychosis” in the city, with over five hundred people between yesterday and today went to the office of hygiene of the sla 5 to be prescribe antibiotic prophylaxis. In the next few hours you will know which type of meningitis has killed to Gennaro.
The news that ‘Gennà it has spread on the social network. Messages of grief, disbelief, despair. “And’ become an angel,” they write. “To die so young is not right.” “Life tears the most beautiful flowers”. The boy, a student of agricultural sciences in Pisa and a bartender in a pub very well-known centre of la Spezia, arrived at the Sant’andrea hospital two days ago and his condition appeared immediately very critical. In the past, the first medical bulletin, after examinations carried out by doctors in the intensive care unit, had confirmed that there were no signs of improvement. This morning the conditions, verified through the brain and the neurological assessment, showed a picture worsening. That

guy “from the smile”, very attached to his family, on the 30th of January, had at least 25 years old. He had taken a few days off, and was to celebrate in Florence. To work, however, is not returned. I was not well. The situation is cited above in the night between Thursday and Friday. From then on, the young remained attached to the machines, in intensive care, receiving the visits of relatives, friends and work colleagues. Who have not only left a moment. Even with photos and messages of hope on the pages of the social networks. Colleagues have made taking pictures in front of the pub with the paper napkins used in local, which have become the cartels. With a black marker wrote ‘Genna you’re aspettandò, ‘Genna, we are praying for tea. There was also the councillor for equal opportunities Patrizia Saccone with them, that he had written in a message to the public “the Strength Gennaro, La Spezia is with you”. Today on the page of the local multiply the messages of pain, under the photo, which depicts Gennaro smiling with colleagues.

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