Chen notes that antipyretics contain elements which can damage endothelial cells in the blood, and this gives the virus an opportunity to spread to the brain. The investigation is therefore focusing on antipyretics prescribed in pediatrics departments and by doctors of internal medicine.
他指出，退燒藥中的某種成分會損傷血液中的內皮細胞，讓病毒有機會跑到腦部，目前疾病管制局正在著手研究小兒科、內科醫師所使用的退燒藥。