The mysterious liver ailment affecting kids in more than a dozen countries has now been seen in children in multiple US states, and for the first time, a US child may have died of the illness. Alabama, Illinois, and North Carolina were the first states to report cases, Today reports. Now...
It's still not clear, though, how an adenovirus may cause liver inflammation in healthy children. The U.K. agency is investigating a few theories, including a new strain of adenovirus, an undiscovered co-infection or toxin, or an "increased susceptibility" in kids after months of staying hom...
That's a large part of the puzzle. In Alabama, where the first cluster was seen, the CDC has ruled out the most common types of viral hepatitis. Some scientists think an adenovirus may be involved. Adenoviruses, which usually cause respiratory ailments such as the common cold, sometimes caus...
Adenoviruses—common viruses that cause a range of sicknesses like colds, bronchitis and diarrhoea but mostly do not lead to severe illness—were detected in 74 of the cases, the WHO said. Chand said adenovirus was found in 75 percent of patients in the UK. She said the "leading hypothesis...
“Parents notice what their kids look like all the time. That’s what we do,” Dr. Rathore said. “I don’t believe that if a child’s skin color changes that a parent is going to say, ‘Oh, that’s OK, let’s wait and see what happens tomorrow.’” ...
Uncommon hepatitis trend being diagnosed in children The Centers for Disease Control has issued an alert to doctors nationwide, asking them to watch out for cases of severe liver disease in kids. FOX 2 - What was considered uncommon - is now becoming a disturbing trend: Acute h...
Besides the United States, an increase of pediatric hepatitis cases without a known cause were also reported in Europe. At the latest count released by the World Health Organization (WHO), there were 169 cases of the severe hepatitis across 12 countries in kids 1 month to 16 years old, as...
“Parents notice what their kids look like all the time. That’s what we do,” Dr. Rathore said. “I don’t believe that if a child’s skin color changes that a parent is going to say, ‘Oh, that’s OK, let’s wait and see what happens tomorrow.’” ...
The hepatitis viruses A, B, C, D and E have not been found in the kids during initial investigations, according to the CDC. The U.S. has not seen an uptick in adenovirus infections based on the data available, Butler said. However, Dr. Umesh Parashar, a CDC official, said the U.S...
All the nine kids with severe acute hepatitis tested positive for adenovirus and none of them had a history of COVID-19 infection, according to the CDC. Three of the kids suffered liver failure and two needed liver transplants. They have either recovered or are recovering. ...