meningitis 腦膜炎

meningitis
繁：腦膜炎
简：脑膜炎

美國艾奧瓦州一名女嬰感染單純疱疹病毒1型（HSV-1）引致腦膜炎，周二死亡，死時只有18天大。女嬰父母檢查後證實他們體內沒有這病毒，醫生估計可能有人透過親吻將病毒傳給過女嬰。

嬰染腦膜炎亡 醫生﹕旁人吻致病 母告誡﹕勿讓訪客親吻 醫稱罕有毋須過慮（2017年7月20日）。明報，取自 https://news.mingpao.com/pns1707201500488779926

According to WHO, the couple left their wedding early to take Mariana to Blank Children’s Hospital in Des Moines, where they learned that she had contracted meningitis HSV-1, caused by the herpes virus — the same virus that causes cold sores.

Mother warns about dangers of exposing newborn to human contac. (2017, July 18). CNN. Retrieved from http://edition.cnn.com/2017/07/17/health/newborn-nearly-dies-from-human-contact/index.html