Hepatitis striking children: “There will be several cases here in a few days”, three hypotheses to unravel the mystery

A new type of adenovirus and the consequences of the pandemic might explain the appearance of this epidemic.

A first case of the mysterious hepatitis which affects children was reported in Belgium last Saturday. Globally, 169 cases have been recorded, most of them in the United Kingdom (114).

All the patients are aged between 1 month and 16 years. While the WHO announced last week to open an investigation into dozens of cases of severe childhood hepatitis of unknown origin, which first occurred in the United Kingdom and Spain, the causes of the disease remain unclear, as does its origin. . It is not a question of classic hepatitis (from A to E).

At this point, several scenarios are considered.