Youm7 TV, in its special coverage prepared by Ahmed Hosni and presented by Alaa Sheta, dealt with the details of the warning of a virus that affects children and causes encephalitis.
CDC warned (CDC) Of the 23 cases of encephalitis in children under 3 months of age caused by a common virus that leads to cold-like illnesses in most cases but is more severe in infants, all infants were diagnosed over a month to mid-May this year.
According to the British newspaper, “Daily Mail”, each of them developed inflammation in the brain and the lining of the brain due to infection, most of them recover, but one child may have life-long epileptic seizures, while the second child may suffer from permanent hearing loss..
The newspaper said, that the Bariko virus Parechovirus It is a common infection, and it usually does not cause any symptoms, but it can be serious among children under the age of 6 months, causing fever, seizures and encephalitis, and it can also be fatal in rare cases, as the virus infection is common in children and usually passes without any symptoms. , but among those younger than 6 months the disease can cause fever, seizures, brain infections, and in rare cases fatal, usually transmitted through contact with siblings or parents..
Dr Lilly Tao, a microbiologist at Vanderbilt University who led the study, said that the rise may be due to social distancing to prevent the spread of corona as well, which leads to a weakening of immunity once morest this virus, which has led to an increase in the number of cases now..
The slight increase in cases was revealed in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Weekly Morbidity and Mortality Report (MMWR) which is the leading disease publication in the United States.
All of the infected suffered from inflammation of the brain and the lining of the brain due to the infection, which is medically called human cerebral viral meningitis. From children to intensive care for treatment.
She added, most of the children recovered from the disease, but one of them may have permanent seizures, while the second can suffer from permanent hearing loss..
The cases were diagnosed between April 12 and May 24 this year, and it is not clear how they became infected, but researchers noted that 16 of them lived with siblings or were exposed to other children, and one of them contracted the infection while in the wards of the neonatal unit..
Asked how children became infected, Dr. Tao said many patients had come from homes where symptoms of a respiratory virus had developed on another organ – a telltale sign of parechovirus.
She said: “It indicates that a family member may have had the infection and may have passed it on to very young children, and it was not clear what kind of treatment the children received..
The incidence of Paricovirus usually rises parechovirus Roughly every two years during the spring and summer months in line with warming conditions, but this is usually largely undetected because the virus rarely causes severe infections in people, however, during 2020 – when the next increase was expected – it was not detected Anything because Corona restrictions kept many at home and away from others.
Tao said that the investigation began following paramedics noticed that the number of children infected with the Parico virus parechovirus more than usual.
In response to a question regarding whether this might be driven by a decrease in immunity due to restrictions that prevent the spread of the virus, she said: We cannot be certain, but there is a chance that this is related to social distancing, but she might not say whether it was driven by factors similar to the chain of transmission. Hepatitis cases in children.
British scientists say it may be caused by the lockdown that has weakened children’s immunity, but US health officials say there has been no higher than normal rate of hepatitis cases, data showed that 19 cases of Parico virus had been detected. parechovirus During 5 months in Tennessee in 2018, from 2019 to 2021, 7 cases were reported.