1st. one week later, her parents say she stopped eating and they rushed her to a des moines hospital. how common it is for a baby to be kissed by someone and get the herpes virus? it s pretty rare for a baby to get hiv from a kiss, but it does happen. reporter: doctors diagnosing her with the same virus that causes cold sores, a form of herpes, which led to the meningitis that took her life. but both parents tested negative for the virus, leading doctors to say she could have caught it from a family member who simply kissed her. her family posting online that mariana had six blood transfusions, was air lifted to another hospital and on monday, lost her battle with the virus. her mother writing, our princess gained her angel wings at 8:41 a.m. this morning, in her da y daddy s arms and her mommy right beside her. they want to warn other people to be careful when letting people kiss their newborns. david. linzie janis with us.
officials who are talking aren t revealing much, and there is a growing frustration here as a result of that. they are not releasing the 911 call or the police reports or anything that would help to explain what happened in the alley behind me. many questions ahead. linsey davis, our thanks to you again tonight. we turn here to a family tragedy and a warning from the parents to of a newborn baby. their baby dying at 18 days old. the newborn contracting a virus that then caused meningitis. the family says possibly from a visitor s kiss. and her new immune system could not fight it off. abc s linzie janis on the warnings and what doctors are saying tonight. reporter: tonight this little girl, baby mariana, losing her life at just 18 days old after her parents say she contracted a deadly virus, possibly from an innocent kiss. nicole and shane sifrit documenting the tragic ordeal on facebook saying they hope their story will save the lives of other newborns. mariana was born healthy