According to the World Health Organization, at least 169 children between the ages of one month to sixteen years have developed acute hepatitis in an outbreak that has spread to at least 11 nations. So, why are rare hepatitis cases rising in children?
Hepatitis is an inflammatory condition that affects the liver, which filters blood, fights infections, and processes nutrients, reports BBC.
At least one child has died as a result of the condition, while 17 others have needed liver transplants. The bulk of the instances, 114, were documented in the United Kingdom, followed by 13 in Spain, 12 in Israel, nine in the United States, and a smaller number in Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, Italy, Norway, France, Romania, and Belgium.
There was no fever in the majority of the patients, and none of the usual viruses that induce acute viral hepatitis, such as adenoviruses, which cause hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E, were present.
"It is not yet clear if there has been an increase...
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