Two papers were recently published consecutively, discussing the possible disease cause for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
Researchers have discovered that seizures and brain infections may be two contributors. Additionally, as infants are widely vaccinated, some researchers suggest that SIDS could be a rare adverse event of vaccination, as established in previous studies.
SIDS is the sudden and unexplained death of a healthy baby under the age of 1 who dies while sleeping. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), SIDS is the third leading cause of overall infant mortality in the United States, with most deaths occurring in infants less than 6 months old.