WHO confirms death of at least one child from mysterious acute hepatitis
Hepatitis in children
On Saturday, the United Nations said it was aware of 169 unusual occurrences of acute hepatitis, a liver infection which is mostly infecting young children from the age group of one month old to 16 years old.
According to the World Health Organisation, at least one child has died from a mysterious strain of acute hepatitis that has now been recorded in 12 nations.
The majority of this infections have been reported in the UK with 114 cases, followed by Spain with 13 cases and the Israel with 12 cases. In addition to this the pandemic has expanded to United States, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, France, Norway, Romania and Belgium.
These cases are are even more unusual because they aren't linked to any of the virus's five common strains: hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E.
Some of the hepatitis symptoms include dark urine, yellowing of skin and eyes, sickness, fatigue, fever, nausea, joint pains and loss of appetite.
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According to WHO, the vast majority of children who were not vaccinated, therefore any link to Covid-19 vaccinations has been ruled out.
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Parents are being advised to be on the lookout for these signs and seek medical help if necessary. The British Health Agency has recommended Handwashing and “thorough respiratory hygiene” like covering mouth while sneezing.
Scientists suspect that an adenovirus, a common type of virus that causes cold, is to be blamed for the recent surge in acute hepatitis cases. Adenovirus infection has been detected in at least 74 of the children afflicted. However, while adenovirus 41 has been related to hepatitis in immunocompromised children, it has never been connected to the disease in otherwise healthy children.
According to some scientists’ weak immunity as a result if reduced social mixing during the epidemic.