Brazilian Model Dies After Doctors Amputate Her Hands and Feet
The tragic end to Mariana's fight to stay alive.
Brazilian model Mariana Bridi da Costa, whose hands and feet were amputated in a bid to save her from a deadly and little-known illness, died early Saturday, two friends of the model told CNN. She was only 20 years old.
Brazilian model Mariana Bridi da Costa died Saturday after undergoing multiple amputations.
"Unfortunately Mari couldn't resist any longer. She passed away at 3 a.m. today," Henrique Fontes, executive director of Miss World Brazil, said in an e-mail to CNN.
Dr. Greg Martin of Emory University in Atlanta said: "It is a leading health threat in this country, killing at least 800,000 people a year," he said.
Martin said sepsis is a "response" to an infection that can cause the immune system to lose its balance.
"Basically, the immune system goes haywire after contracting an infection and begins to overreact," he said.
At first the Drs. thought that Mariana only had a urinary tract infection. She arrived at the hospital complaining of feeling ill. By the time the infection was detected, it had developed into septicemia.
Brazilian model Mariana Bridi da Costa, whose hands and feet were amputated in a bid to save her from a deadly and little-known illness, died early Saturday, two friends of the model told CNN. She was only 20 years old.
Brazilian model Mariana Bridi da Costa died Saturday after undergoing multiple amputations.
"Unfortunately Mari couldn't resist any longer. She passed away at 3 a.m. today," Henrique Fontes, executive director of Miss World Brazil, said in an e-mail to CNN.
Dr. Greg Martin of Emory University in Atlanta said: "It is a leading health threat in this country, killing at least 800,000 people a year," he said.
Martin said sepsis is a "response" to an infection that can cause the immune system to lose its balance.
"Basically, the immune system goes haywire after contracting an infection and begins to overreact," he said.
At first the Drs. thought that Mariana only had a urinary tract infection. She arrived at the hospital complaining of feeling ill. By the time the infection was detected, it had developed into septicemia.
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This is very scary! This Bacteria can be contracted in many hospitals. It affects mostly woman or at less many woman affect it with it have been recorded by the media. This a link to recent case of a mother in NY.
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