Little Aliza died from a “kiss of death”, a kiss that inoculated her with a common herpes infection, but which her immature immune system could not control. His mother tells the drama on Facebook to prevent it from happening again. Don’t kiss newborns!
An adorable little girl, Aliza, died after 8 days, victim of a “kiss of death”. “She was in good health, then the herpes virus (HSV-1), the one responsible for a common cold sore, spread through her body and destroyed her brain. A 19-year-old mother tells his terrible story about Facebook to prevent this from happening again.
Someone touched her without washing their hands or kissed her while carrying a virus. Anyone can be infected without knowing it because the cold sore is not always apparent while the virus is there. It’s potentially deadly as long as the baby is less than two weeks old and the immune system is still immature. The parents of the child must be careful too”, she testifies and think carefully before covering a newborn with kisses.
Herpes and meningitis
Born just a few hours ago, her baby contracted herpes (the HSV-1 virus) from an infected adult who kissed or carried him without washing his hands. “Anyone could have transmitted this disease to her. It is such a common virus … It may even have been a doctor who infected her”, writes the mother, still collapsed, on her page.
The girl’s state of health then deteriorated rapidly. She developed a generalized infection and meningitis, which prevented her from feeding and breathing on her own. After eight days, the doctors, because of the child’s brain damage, then advised the parents to stop all medical assistance.
Some babies can be saved, some can’t
In the first months of their life, newborns are very fragile. Their immune system is not able to fight off all the viruses and bacteria it may encounter. In the case of infection with the herpes virus, children can develop severe viral meningitis or even encephalitis very quickly. Some babies can be saved, some cannot.
The case is not so rare and last year, little Mariana also died of a “kiss of death” at just 18 days old in Iowa (USA). His mother, Nicole Sifrit, posted photos and alerted parents on social media with a shocking message: ‘Don’t let anyone kiss your child’.”
To avoid contaminating newborns, it is very important to wash your hands well before taking care of them, not to kiss them on the mouth and a fortiori to limit the number of people who kiss the child during his or her first weeks of life.
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