The mysterious hepatitis continues to raise a great deal of controversy among scientists in light of the increasing global cases among children, and the cause has not yet been determined, and the American Center for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating 109 mysterious cases in children, including 5 deaths.
According to the siteCNNThe situation is shockingly dire, with more than 90% of children hospitalized and 14% requiring liver transplants, with children aged 5 years or younger so far reported to have been hardest hit by the disease.
Symptoms of the disease include gastroenteritis, diarrhea, nausea, jaundice, and yellowing of the skin and eyes. The number of cases reported to the World Health Organization until May 1, at least 228 in 20 countries.
The majority of these cases were recorded in Europe, the first in Britain, and more than half of the cases tested positive for adenovirus 41, a virus usually associated with gastroenteritis but not associated with hepatitis in healthy children.
