After news spread of mysterious hepatitis cases among children, news reports said that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Investigate 109 cases of acute hepatitis in children, including 5 deaths.
According to website reports, CNN The situation is shockingly dangerous, with more than 90 percent of children hospitalized and 14 percent requiring liver transplants, according to the CDC.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it is monitoring Mysterious liver disease progression It has been seen in children in the United States, as well as in many European countries.
Last month, it issued an alert asking doctors across the country to be on the lookout for unusual cases of acute hepatitis in children..
station mentioned CNBC In the US, children aged five years or younger have so far been most affected by the disease, although cases have been found in children aged between one month and 16 years..
What are the symptoms of mysterious hepatitis?
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Inflammation of the stomach and intestines
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Diarrhea
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nausea
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jaundice
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Yellowing of the skin and eyes
What causes liver disease?
Doctors are not yet able to know the cause of this outbreak, although more than half of the patients were infected with adenoviruses, but the possible cause was not confirmed by the first case reported in the UK in January 2022 – one of the adenoviruses could be the cause. in injury.
Were the closures the cause of the injury?
According to website reports cnbc“It is possible that epidemiological restrictions greatly limited early exposure, resulting in more severe immune responses in some, which is why perhaps, rather than generally mild cold-like symptoms such as fever and sore throat caused by adenoviruses, this strain shows liver swelling. , or preference for liver tissue, which could lead to more serious consequences such as liver damage.