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——如果能活下去,她还能像正常人一样生活吗? 萨拉·爱德华兹在电话上和妈妈谈论着即将举行的舞会,蓝色的眼睛里闪耀着喜悦的神情。这场舞会对这位18岁的皇家利物浦大学医科学生来说是一次难得的休息。“我真要去好好玩玩了。”萨拉告诉妈妈。就在那个星期三,也就是1987年2月4日的晚上,她对妈妈说嗓子很疼,但又说很快会好的。凌晨3点,萨拉被剧烈的病痛弄醒。四小时后,她的同学见她倒在地板上发高烧,急忙把她送进校医院。星期四晚10点30分,诊断结果为细菌性脑脊髓膜炎。这种疾病来势凶猛,每年吞噬世界上约6万人的生命。细菌侵入人的肌体后能够破坏身
- If she can live, can she still live like a normal person? Sarah Edwards talks to her mother on the phone about the upcoming prom, the blue eyes shining with a delightful look. The dance is a rare resting place for the 18-year-old Royal Liverpool Medical student. “I really want to go play well.” Sara told her mother. Just on that Wednesday, February 4, 1987, she had a sore throat to her mom but said soon she would be fine. At 3 a.m., Sarah was awakened by the intense illness. Four hours later, her classmate saw her lying on the floor with a high fever, hurriedly sent her to the school hospital. Thursday night 10:30, the diagnosis of bacterial meningitis. The disease is fierce and consumes about 60,000 people each year in the world. Bacteria invade the human body can destroy the body