Hepatitis is a disease that is susceptible to attack children. Therefore, many children are injected with hepatitis vaccine since childhood. However, currently a new hepatitis has emerged with no known cause, so it is referred to as mysterious hepatitis. The Ministry of Health also asked the public to be more vigilant. In terms of recent types of hepatitis, some children have acute liver failure and a small number, of whom require liver transplantation.
Generally, hepatitis is caused by viral infections, excessive alcohol consumption, use of certain drugs, autoimmune diseases, and liver fluke infections. However, until now, the exact cause of the mysterious hepatitis is not known. British health authorities estimate that adenovirus infection was a factor in the mysterious hepatitis outbreak.
Because of all cases in the UK, half of the total confirmed cases are positive for adenovirus and the other half are positive for mysterious hepatitis.
In fact, of the 169 cases detected by WHO, 74 of them were infected with adenovirus. However, there is a possibility that they are infected with a new type of adenovirus so that the symptoms are quite severe. However, WHO has not been able to provide clarity regarding this mysterious hepatitis outbreak.
Most of the reported cases are not accompanied by fever. One form of prevention against adenovirus transmission is diligent hand washing and maintaining clean air.
WHO recommends that member countries immediately identify, investigate and report cases of infection that fall into the category of mysterious hepatitis. WHO also recommends that blood, serum, urine, stool and respiratory samples be tested, and a liver biopsy sample (if available) should be performed, with further virus characterization including sequencing. Other infectious and non-infectious causes need to be thoroughly investigated.
Unlike Covid-19, the disease is said to have no travel link between affected children.
UKHSA later confirmed that this mysterious hepatitis was not related to the Covid-19 vaccine. Scientists and doctors are still considering possible causes including Covid-19, other viral infections, and environmental factors.
Accordingly, WHO does not recommend restrictions on travel and/or trade with the United Kingdom, or any other country where cases are identified, based on currently available information.
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