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萨拉·爱德华兹的蓝眼睛闪烁着兴奋的光彩,她正给母亲打电话,说起了即将举行的舞会。对于这位利物浦大学的18岁医科学生来说,这将是一次难得的休息。“我真想好好玩玩,”萨拉说。在1987年2月4日星期三的这个晚上,萨拉还提到了自己患了咽喉炎。“我会好的,”她向母亲保证说。可到了夜里3点钟,萨拉剧烈恶心而醒。当同学卡蒂·埃尔德斯在4个小时之后给萨拉做检查时,她发现萨拉的身体衰弱到了极点且发着高烧。卡蒂将萨拉送进了轿车,把她紧急送往校医院。到了星期四晚10点30分,萨拉的病情已被诊断出:细菌性流行性脑膜炎。这是一种发病速度快如闪电的致命疾病,据称估计每年全世界范围共有60000名患者。引起该病的细菌可冲破人体自然防御系统,进入
Sara Edwards’s blue eyes shone with excitement and she was calling her mother about the upcoming ball. It will be a rare resting place for the 18-year-old medical student at the University of Liverpool. “I really want to have fun, ” Sarah said. On the night of Wednesday, February 4, 1987, Sarah also mentioned that she had sore throat. “I will be fine, ” she assured the mother. But at three o’clock in the evening, Sarah was awful and awake. When classmate Katie Elders checked Sarah four hours later, she found Sarah’s body weak and extreme and had a high fever. Katie sent Sarah into the car and sent her to the school hospital. By Thursday night at 10:30, Sarah’s condition has been diagnosed: bacterial meningitis. It is a deadly disease that attacks quickly, such as lightning, and is said to have an estimated 60,000 patients worldwide each year. The bacteria that cause the disease can break through the body’s natural defense system and enter