Wilhelmina Gertruida van Dyk^[1]

1948 - 1955  (7 years)

• Name	Wilhelmina Gertruida van Dyk
  Birth	17 Feb 1948  [1]
  Christening	9 May 1948	Johannesburg, Transvaal, Suid-Afrika   [2]
  	Address: Johannesburg-Noord
  Gender	Female
  Med. Note	Meningococcal septicaemia is an acute (sudden onset) infection of the bloodstream and subsequent vasculitis (inflammation of the blood vessels) with the bacteria Neisseria meningitidis. Neisseria meningitidis frequently lives in the upper respiratory tract with no evidence of illness. Some event is thought to trigger the onset of aggressive behavior of the organism and sporadic cases of meningococcemia and meningococcal meningitis appear. (myvmc.com) Meningococcal meningitis is a bacterial form of meningitis, a serious infection of the meninges that affects the brain membrane and spinal cord. It can cause severe brain damage and is fatal in 50% of cases if untreated. (www.who.int)
  Reference Number	f4
  Residence	1955	Johannesburg, Transvaal, Suid-Afrika   [1]
  	Address: Cecil Road 17, Norwood
  _COLOR	1
  _FSFTID	GJ3Q-74W
  _UID	F3B5D848D57A4A30B2F8F37F78D029718FA9
  Death	2 Jul 1955	Johannesburg, Transvaal, Suid-Afrika   [1]
  	Cause: Meningococcal Septicaemia; Meningococcal Meningitis
  		Siviele Sterfte
  Burial	Johannesburg, Transvaal, Suid-Afrika   [1]
  	Address: Wes-Park Begraafplaas
  Person ID	I12136	Van Dyk-stamboom
  Last Modified	22 Feb 2023

  
  

  Father	Johannes Jacobus Marthunis van Dyk,   b. 31 Aug 1922   d. 17 Dec 1980 (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Johanna Elizabeth Wilhelmina Swarts,   b. CA 1923, Transvaal, Suid-Afrika d. 10 Aug 1957 (Age 34 years)
  Marriage	7 Jun 1941	Potchefstroom, Transvaal, Suid-Afrika   [3]
  Family ID	F877	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S72] Dokumente en fotos in hand, Siviele sterfte. [S454] FamilySearch (skakels), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPTQ-JSJP. [S454] FamilySearch (skakels), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZC9-M2DJ.