Decade Old Injury Might Have Caused the Death of Charlbi Dean

The New York City medical examiner has reported that the cause of Charlbi Dean’s death was bacterial sepsis. The actress was 32 at the time of her death. The bacteria to which her death is attributed is called Capnocytophaga.

Capnocytophaga is a normal bacteria “commonly found in the mouths of people, dogs and cats.” A fatal illness owing to capnocytophaga is very rare. It can only be very dangerous for people with a weak immune system. So why did it affect Charlbi so fatally?

Charlbi Dean had a pretty bad car accident back in 2009. She had broken a few ...