The Olbia entrepreneur struck by malaria has died. Carlo Iervolino, 45 years old , had been hospitalized since last Wednesday in the Giovanni Paolo II hospital. He had contracted the disease during a trip to Zanzibar . Apparently before the trip he had not taken any form of prophylaxis, even if this circumstance is being verified.

The 45-year-old was in the intensive care unit of the Olbia hospital, he ended up in a coma due to septic shock and the attempts of the medical staff to save his life proved useless.

As soon as he returned from vacation, he felt ill and was rushed to the hospital. Fever and convulsions , his condition immediately appeared critical and when the doctors confirmed that he had contracted malaria, they ordered his transfer to intensive care.

For a couple of days the doctors administered life-saving therapy, but the situation worsened and there was nothing more that could be done for the entrepreneur .

Malaria, which is not transmissible from person to person , is transmitted by the bite of the Anopheles mosquito, which acts as a vector for the parasite.

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