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A South Australian man died of the uncommon meningococcal illness after he was rushed to hospital in Adelaide this week.
Luke Wingfield, 36, awakened on Tuesday morning with a fever earlier than he was taken to the Royal Adelaide Hospital, the place he died on Wednesday night time.
Tania Wingfield, the deceased’s sister, stated the expertise felt like a “bad dream.”
“It just breaks my heart along with my parents and my siblings,” Tania instructed Seven News.
“Right now it just feels like a dream, like a bad nightmare that we cannot wake up from,” he stated.
“Is this really happening? Is he really gone?”
Tania stated her brother was wholesome and a non-smoker, and that his preliminary signs had been much like the flu.
“He looked after himself, he was into fitness, he ate well, he didn’t smoke, he didn’t do drugs” she stated.
Meningococcal illness is a uncommon bacterial illness, the signs of which embody a fever, headache, neck stiffness, joint ache and a rash.
According to the Australian Government Institute of Health and Welfare the illness was liable for the deaths of 396 individuals, 95 per cent of who had been youngsters, from 1997 to 2016.
Lee Wingfield, Luke’s brother, urged individuals to stay vigilant.
“Seek medical attention right away,” Lee stated.
“Don’t muck around with this – it’s too dangerous,” he stated.
Multiple individuals near Luke have reportedly been instructed to take antibiotics as a precaution.
In a touching tribute, Luke’s cousin, Matthew Coulthard, wore a black armband when he made his debut for Richmond on the MCG on Saturday.
Originally printed as South Australian man dies after contracting meningococcal illness
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
