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General Category => Health/Education => Topic started by: rangerrebew on July 26, 2017, 08:35:20 am
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Deadly Kiss: Can a Baby Contract a Lethal Virus from a Cold Sore?
By Rachael Rettner, Senior Writer | July 19, 2017 06:31pm ET
A newborn baby in Iowa died this week from an infection with the virus that causes cold sores, which she likely contracted from a kiss, her doctors say. But how does this happen?
The baby, Mariana Reese Sifrit, was healthy when she was born July 1, according to ABC News. Six days later, Mariana's parents got married, and just hours after the wedding, Mariana looked sick — she became lethargic and stopped feeding, and her parents took her to the hospital, according to ABC.
https://www.livescience.com/59870-newborn-herpes-infection-deadly.html