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Punch Newspapers Sections Tessy Igomu A consultant paediatrician at the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Dr. Agatha David, says kissing a newborn on the lips or any part of the face can lead to meningitis, a viral infection caused by herpes. She warned parents against allowing outsiders to carry their newborns, especially within the first one month of life, noting that their immune system is still very fragile to fight off pathogens or environmental germs. Dr. David, who is ...

>> well, john, fortunately this is extremely, extremely rare. this baby infected with a virus called herpes simplex type one. this is a virus that can live in peoples mouths without symptoms, occasionally causing sold sores but not very often, often without symptoms so its likely that someone kissed this baby or touched the baby after touching their mouth and transferred the virus to the baby and then the virus got inside the baby and caused this overwhelming illness. >> so for new parents or pe...

To complications with a baby pre-term, and even be transmitted to the unborn child. >> so that is the only way to get this, youre talking about herpes simplex 1 and 2, correct? >> a condom is only good for sexual activities. but you can get it from kissing, you can pass on these herpes virus by kissing somebody or if you have an open sore, you could easily get the virus. i think the key is to educate the children -- the teenagers before they go to college, to know what to look for. a lot of time...

Importance of a mothers health and nutrition habits and reducing obesity and related illnesses. well, new research suggests cold sores could be a cause of alzheimers. cold sores are caused by the herpes simplex one virus and scientists figured out how the virus enters nerve cells. they say the virus could travel to the brain and might be a co-factor in causing alzheimers disease. it means people who get cold sores could have a higher risk of developing alzheimers. so how will you be affected...