Virus, gave two-year-old Juwan a tender kiss close to his eye at a laid-back get-together. Tragically, this apparently innocuous gesture—performed innumerable times across civilizations.
As a means of expressing love and warmth to infants—was not the same. Juwan’s eye was red and inflamed in a matter of days,
But at first it was written off as a small infection that could be treated with standard care. But things quickly became worse, revealing the gravity of what was really happening.
A blister and significant swelling in Juwan’s eye foreshadowed something far more serious than a simple eye infection. At first confused by the deteriorating symptoms,
His parents would soon discover that their kid was battling the powerful herpes simplex virus that had infected the sensitive tissues of his eye. Juwan’s cornea suffered severe damage.
As the illness spread untreated, impairing his eyesight and causing him to lose feeling. Despite their heroic efforts, the physicians were unable to undo the harm caused by.
