Cruiser33713 Posted December 1, 2008 #1 Share Posted December 1, 2008 A friend of mine recently went on a cruise to Greece, Italy and Turkey and contracted an illness similar to Mad Cow Disease. She is now in a coma at a local hospital and may not live. Has anyone heard of this happening before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moniquet Posted December 1, 2008 #2 Share Posted December 1, 2008 I don't think "mad cow disease " is in those countries. Anyway it just doesn't develop that quick, it's not like influenza, takes years to show:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uppitycats Posted December 1, 2008 #3 Share Posted December 1, 2008 A friend of mine recently went on a cruise to Greece, Italy and Turkey and contracted an illness similar to Mad Cow Disease. She is now in a coma at a local hospital and may not live. Has anyone heard of this happening before? I'm very sorry to hear about your friend's illness. I've not seen anything on any travel boards about any illness that might cause this condition. What are her doctors telling her family? (You said she is a friend..so presumably you're only getting your information about her condition "second-hand".) I hope they find out what's wrong with her and are able to treat her! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretv2 Posted December 1, 2008 #4 Share Posted December 1, 2008 I'm very sorry to hear about your friend's illness. I've not seen anything on any travel boards about any illness that might cause this condition. What are her doctors telling her family? (You said she is a friend..so presumably you're only getting your information about her condition "second-hand".) I hope they find out what's wrong with her and are able to treat her! My Prayers are with you and your family! God Bless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiserbryce Posted December 1, 2008 #5 Share Posted December 1, 2008 how terrible..certainly the first I have heard of anything like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FolksOfMeans - ByNoMeans Posted December 2, 2008 #6 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Your friend may have contracted Encephalitis, an inflammation of the brain. Many years ago, my Wife contracted it and spent over two weeks in ICU. She was comatose most of the time. She did recover; however, was very weak for many months. I wish your friend the best and a recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruiser33713 Posted December 3, 2008 Author #7 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Thanks. Yes, the feeling now is that it could be equine encelphalitis from an insect bite from the donkey ride in Santorini. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruise crazy64 Posted December 3, 2008 #8 Share Posted December 3, 2008 that's crazy! I hope everything turns out ok!! Karen, FL :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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