In the statement, it was noted that an increasing trend in hepatitis cases has been observed in the UK for the last month, “It is very likely that more cases will be detected without a cause.” expression was used.
In the statement, which stated that the assumptions that adenovirus or Covid-19 may have a role in the pathogen of the cases so far, it was pointed out that the possibility of other infectious or non-infectious factors to be effective in the cases was examined.
CAN CAUSE A GLOBAL EPIDEMIC
In the statement, it was emphasized that Covid-19 was detected in some hepatitis cases and adenovirus was detected in some, but the cases should go to genetic characterization in order to clarify the connection of hepatitis cases with these two viruses.
In the statement, which did not mention the possibility of hepatitis cases in the UK to cause a new global epidemic, WHO member countries were called on to identify infections that fit the hepatitis case definitions in the UK and report them to the Organization.
74 CASE OF HEPATITIS IN ENGLAND
In its statement yesterday, WHO announced that 74 children in England had detected the mysterious hepatitis virus of unknown cause.
It has been reported that symptoms such as jaundice, diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal pain have been observed in the last month in children in whom the virus has been detected, and some cases had severe liver inflammation and were treated with liver transplantation.
It was emphasized that one of the cases was caused by contact with someone or several people with hepatitis, and it was not known where the other cases got the virus.
COVID-19 ALSO DEFINED AS MYSTERIOUS DISEASE
The definition of the disease as “mysterious” or “of uncertain cause” brought the Covid-19 virus to mind, while raising the possibility of a new global epidemic.
Before being named, Covid-19 was described as a “mysterious lung condition”. (AA)