The 18 year old British girl who was taken to the hospital unconscious after inhaling laughing gas was airlifted to Britain from Heraklion on Monday for further treatment without recovering consciousness.
Heraklion university Hospital issued a statement saying that the condition of the girl who suffered brain damage was due to a bacterial meningitis infection and septicemia.
The girl according to the statement was treated for meningococcal septicemia from the moment she was admitted to the hospital and the Centre for Control and Prevention of Contagious Diseases (ΚΕΕΛΠΝΟ) was notified.
All the necessary measures were taken and everyone who came to close contact with the patient was notified and treated.
Meningococcal bacteria can cause meningitis, septicaemia or both. Most people who get the disease have some symptoms of both meningococcal meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia.
Septicaemia is the more life threatening form of the disease and is more dangerous when there are no signs of meningitis.
