The British newspaper, “Daily Mail”, revealed that another 18 British children had contracted hepatitis of unknown origin, bringing the cumulative total for the United Kingdom to 240, since the first was monitored in January, with 170 cases recorded in England, 32 in Scotland, and 21 in Ireland North, and 17th in Wales, explaining the leading theory is that the strain of the common cold has become more severe.
The children are mostly in children under the age of five – but a “small number” of children over 10 have also been infected, the newspaper said. Scientists still don’t know what causes the life-threatening liver disease, but they say the main culprit is strain of the common cold, and that the leading theory is that children’s immune systems have been weakened by closures and school closures during the pandemic.
The newspaper pointed out that complications were monitored in about 650 children in Europe, the United States, South America, the Middle East and Asia. At least 10 children died, and dozens of children needed liver transplants. No children died in the United Kingdom.
Announcing the new cases today, Dr Sophia Makki, Incident Manager at Britain’s Health Security Agency, said: with hepatitis Too low Maintaining normal hygiene measures, including making sure children regularly wash their hands properly, helps reduce the spread of many common infections, including adenovirus.
He added, the common culprits – hepatitis viruses A And B And C And D And E – They were excluded from laboratory test results of the recent cases, and experts are now working on the theory that the infections were caused by a group of viruses that commonly cause the common cold, known as adenoviruses. It is unclear whether the mutated strain of adenovirus has evolved to become more severe. Or if a lack of social contact during the pandemic has made children more susceptible to infection with existing strains.
Dr. Makki: “We continue to remind everyone to be aware of signs of hepatitis – especially jaundice, look for a yellowish tinge in the white of the eye – and call your doctor if you are concerned.” They are due to release their preliminary findings report next week..
Symptoms of complications usually begin with diarrhea or illness and then can cause the skin and eyes to turn yellow The United States has recorded 216 cases in 37 states, with Mississippi and Utah newer being added to the growing list No new deaths or transplants have been reported liver during the past seven days, as revealed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC In its weekly update.
Globally, the UK has now recorded the most confirmed and suspected cases of any country – although this may be due to stronger surveillance from other countries.