Cause of death for dead actress Charlbi Dean

Actress Charlbi Dean passed away in August from bacterial sepsis, according to the New York City medical examiner. She was 32.

According to Fox News, Dean’s death was declared an accident. Her cause of death was given as “bacterial (Capnocytophaga) sepsis aggravating asplenia owing to remote blunt force trauma of torso,” according to the medical examiner.

According to reports, Dean was engaged in an automobile accident in 2009. She also had her spleen removed and had damaged ribs and a shattered back.

A few days following her passing, Dean’s brother, Alex Jacobs, told Rolling Stone that Charlbi had suffered from “minimal” symptoms. She requested that Luke Volker, her fiancé, accompany her to the hospital emergency department. In a few hours, she passed away.

She had a “sudden illness,” it was claimed at the time, which caused her death.

According to Jacobs, “We still aren’t really clear [what happened].” “An autopsy is being performed, which we are aware could take some time. However, from what we’ve learned, she had a viral infection in her lungs.

In 2009, Dean was engaged in a “very, very serious vehicle accident,” he continued, and her spleen was removed as a result.

According to Jacobs, “[the spleen is] important in fighting off infections, and that could have played a role in what transpired.” Her lack of a spleen “simply added to the reason why she might not have been able to fight it off.”

The Capnocytophaga bacteria are “normal bacteria” that are frequently found in the mouths of humans, dogs, and cats, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Despite the fact that “severe infections due to Capnocytophaga are very rare,” Caitlin Cossaboom, an epidemic intelligence service officer with the CDC and a licenced veterinarian, previously told Fox News Digital that “those with weakened immune systems, who have difficulty fighting off infections, are at greater risk of becoming ill.”

If an animal was to blame for Dean’s sickness, it remains unknown. Dean’s representative has been contacted by Fox News Digital for comment.

Dean’s final performance was in the Triangle of Sadness, which won this year’s Palme d’Or at Cannes.

In the comedy, she appeared with Woody Harrelson, Harris Dickinson, Carolina Gynning, and Dolly De Leon.

Dean played Syonide on the television series Black Lightning before landing her well-known part.

Blood in the Water, Don’t Sleep, An Interview with God, and Porthole all list her as having roles in them.

The South African actress made her acting debut in the 2010 movie Spud. She then worked on the film Illusive Fields before coming back for the 2013 sequel Spud 2: The Madness Continues.

Fox News was the first to publish this story.