by A British tourist is in the intensive care unit after he has caught a serious lung disease on vacation in Greece.
Donna Jobling from Hull was on an all-inclusive vacation on the Greek island of Crete when she got sick on June 6th.
Her condition worsened in the next two days and she was taken to the hospital in Heraklion.
The 57-year-old had caught the legionnaire’s disease, a lung infection that you can get after inhaling water drops from things such as air conditioning or whirlpool.
A doctor told Ms. Jobling’s husband Sid that her lungs were quickly shut down, then she was brought to an induced coma.
She and her husband were traveling with Easyjet holidays. “We are so sorry to hear that Ms. Jobling is uncomfortable and we continue to support you and your family in every conceivable way,” said a spokesman for the holiday provider.
It is not confirmed that the hotel is the source of the infection, as precautions that have been shown to customers and an alternative hotel accommodation was made available. Those who stay in the hotel over the next four weeks have also received alternative options.
Easyjet Holidays not only pulled other customers out of the hotel, but also in contact with customers who recently returned home from the hotel.
“The security and well -being of our customers have our top priority, and we will continue to do everything to support them,” said the spokesman.
The hotel, in which Mrs. Jobling got sick, is currently working with the local health authorities on the island.
“Donna has a wealth of loving family and friends who just want to have the chance to go there to support her and SID, who are currently alone and are for two weeks,” says a Gofundme -Fundraising page for Ms. Jobling.
The fundraising organized by Ms. Jobling’s niece has collected £ 510 from a target of £ 1,200 from Monday morning.
It added: “We really don’t know what the results can be at this point with very little good news from doctors. With this difficult time, everything helps; we only need people to support them.”
Ms. Jobling has been in a critical condition in the intensive care unit since June 11th.
The British office for the foreign, Commonwealth & Development office in Great Britain said it supported the family and in contact with the local authorities.
After Ms. Jobling had been taken to the hospital, the Greek Ministry of Health gave up a explanation of hoteliers on Crete in order to “raise awareness of everyone in monitoring water quality for human consumption”.
The disease is unusual, but can be very serious. It is unclear what the infection caused, but you can usually pull the disease together by inhaling tiny drops of water with bacteria.
The disease is usually caught in places such as hotels as well as hospitals and offices where bacteria have come into the water supply.
The symptoms include cough, shortness of breath, chest pain or symptoms, high temperature and flu -like symptoms.
After the diagnosis, the European Center for Prevention and Diseases also issued an emergency warning on the island.
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