Asia discovered a mysterious case of hepatitis in children
Japan’s Ministry of Health detects a case of Hepatitis Severe acute illness mysteriously in the country, raising fears that the disease is spreading beyond Europe and America.
Shift Mysterious hepatitis in children In Japan, possibly the first case in Asia, was detected in a young child. Although adenovirus is detected in more than 40% of mysterious hepatitis cases globally, the patient in Japan has tested negative, Japanese officials said on April 26.
The age of the child with the mysterious hepatitis in Japan has not been revealed and the patient has not received a liver transplant.
Last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that one child had died and 17 children, or about 10% of all cases, received liver transplants due to this mysterious hepatitis disease.
According to the Geneva-based health authority, it is “very likely that more cases will be discovered before the cause is confirmed and more specific control and prevention measures can be taken”. presently”.
UK health authorities are investigating whether there is a potential link between the pandemic and the hepatitis outbreak.
According to World Health OrganizationSymptoms of this mysterious outbreak of hepatitis include hepatitis, with elevated liver enzymes and jaundice, preceded by abdominal pain, diarrhea, and vomiting. Typical causes of viral hepatitis have been ruled out.
So far, this mysterious hepatitis has affected at least 169 children, aged 1 month to 16 years, in 12 countries as of April 21, and is concentrated mainly in the UK and other European countries.
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