A new development in cases of acute hepatitis of unknown origin in children under 16 years of age, as the World Health Organization announced 920 possible cases of acute hepatitis in children in 33 countries so far, an increase of 270 cases compared to May, including 45 children who needed liver transplants, and the death of 18 children.
Half of the possible cases were recorded in the European region, including 267 in Britain, while a third of the possible cases were recorded in the United States, and the outbreak was recorded for the first time in April in Britain and following that it infected dozens of other countries.
Health authorities around the world are investigating this mysterious rise in cases, and hepatitis occurs when liver cells are infected with a virus, and the disease can cause destruction and damage to liver cells.
Sometimes people with hepatitis do not show any symptoms, but the most common are nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, fatigue, loss of appetite, dry and yellowing of the skin or eyes, dark urine and light-colored stools.
