translation.en: Timely antibiotic treatment is effective, and the death rate is low, but does increase with advancing age and may reach up to 20% or more in complicated cases with severe disease.
translation.mt: Kura antibiotika f'waqtha hija effettiva, u r-rata tal-mewt hija baxxa, iżda tiżdied bl-avvanz fl-età u tista' tilħaq sa 20% jew aktar fil-każijiet ikkumplikati b'mard sever.