A 20-year-old man died this weekend at the Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem, after contracting a virulent bacteria. The young man's condition deteriorated rapidly and the hospital was unable to save him and he died.
The bacterium is spread between people by droplets of saliva and secretions from the respiratory tract (nose and throat) The death rates from the bacteria are very high, because it quickly affects those affected by it, especially when In people with a weaker immune system, adults or babies.