As we all know, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the whole world for more than two years and has turned our lives upside down. Although the effect of the disease has started to decrease slowly recently, high case numbers were still seen in some countries. While this was the case, we encountered news in the past weeks that another disease had begun to spread.
In a news article we shared with you last month, we mentioned that a disease called mysterious hepatitis started to cause concern. The World Health Organization (WHO) stated that this disease, which affects children, has begun to spread, and stated that it is evaluating the possibility of a new global epidemic. Now, the news has shown that the disease has spread even more.
WHO announced that the number of cases was 650
The World Health Organization made statements about the virus that emerged in the United Kingdom. In the statements of WHO, it was stated that as a result of the reported cases from April 5 to May 26, the disease was seen in 33 countries, the number of confirmed cases was 650 and 9 children died.
In addition, it was stated that the most cases were in the United Kingdom with 222, and 38 of 650 children had liver failure and were operated on. It was also among the statements of the organization that 75% of the cases were under the age of 5 years.
was seen in 7 more children in Japan
According to the statements, mysterious hepatitis virus was detected in 7 children in Japan. In the statements made by the Ministry of Health of the country, it was noted that the source of infection of the virus, which was stated to be seen in children under 16 years of age, could not be determined, and that it had similar hepatitis symptoms seen in other countries.
With these, the number of cases detected in Japan, the first of which was detected on April 25, increased to 31. The Ministry of Health added that cases with similar symptoms should be reported from local governments in the country.
So what are the symptoms of the disease?
So why is this virus called the ‘mysterious’ hepatitis virus? The main reason for giving this name to the disease is that the cause of the infection is unknown. Researchers are considering the possibility that the disease may be related to adenovirus or COVID-19; however, he says that there is no definite information about its etiology yet.
What are the symptoms? Scientists believe that the disease, which can cause organ transplantation with the possibility of bankruptcy of the liver; He states that he has symptoms such as jaundice, diarrhea, and abdominal pain and is mostly seen in children between the ages of 1 month and 16 years. In addition, experts underline that children should pay attention to hygiene rules in order to protect against the disease, which can be fatal. It is stated that practices such as avoiding things that spread the disease such as crowds, coughing and sneezing, and drinking clean water are very important.
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