Meet Adenovirus, Triggers Hepatitis for Children
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VIVA – Many children got Hepatitis in all around the world, and the scientist guess the strongly suspect of that condition maybe caused by a type of Adenovirus. So, what is Adenovirus? And why it can cause cases of hepatitis in Children?
A report by The Sun, virus are always there and it can cause unpleasant symptom. There are 50 mutation of virus, but the scientist in Department of UK Health Safety say, it suspected because strain 41F.
Hepatitis has a very rare side effect of the virus, with 114 children in the UK having been tested for the disease. Most children affected by 41F experience symptoms such as pain and diarrhea, followed by yellowing of the skin.
But, what is adenovirus and how it can be related with hepatitis?
Adenovirus
Adenoviruses are common and can cause a variety of symptoms in humans. These include symptoms of the common cold and flu, fever, sore throat, bronchitis, pneumonia, conjunctivitis, gastro problems such as aches and diarrhea.
Serious disease less often than a virus, but a person with weak immunity and people with lung or heart disease have more risks experiencing severe symptoms. Less common signs such as bladder inflammation or infection and problems that cause brain or spinal cord. Hepatitis is a less side effect. Cleanliness is important in adenovirus, because they spread through close personal contact like touch. Just like COVID, they spread through cough and sneeze too and by touching some surfaces with adenovirus.
Hepatitis Autoimun
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“Some adenovirus can spread with infected feces, for example when changing diapers. Adenovirus can spread through water too, such as pools, but this less common to happened.” Says Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
“Sometimes virus can decay in a long time after someone cured from the adenovirus infection, especially the one with weak immunity. This kind ‘Virus Shedding’ can happened without any symptoms, even though that person can spread adenovirus to someone else.”
There are many different kind of adenovirus and one of being researched by health officer is 41F. They all can caused different symptoms but 40 and 41, known triggered Gastroenteritis, usually on children.
How is it related to Hepatitis?
A report by UKHSA explain some different reasons for hepatitis outbreak. This includes connection during lockdown due to corona virus. Which means that children didn’t exposed with the virus. UKHSA are in investigation that the previous COVID infection can be the reason. Found that 75 percent children with hepatitis can have adenovirus too.
“Adenovirus initial typing has been consistent with the 41F type where available data provided from blood sample, but other kind of adenovirus has been identified with non-blood sample.” Written that report.
Routine data scan has taken the common circulatin virus through the children higher than couple years before, with the enhancement adenovirus that tagged on 1-4 year group.
Dr Meera Chand, clinical director dan infection that appeared on UKHSA, says information that has been gathered through our investigation shows increase in sudden hepatitis on children related on adenovirus infection.
“But, we are however, we are investigating the other potential. Parents must watch out the sign of hepatitis and for calling the health’s professional, if they worried.” She said.
Steps for keep hygiene such as thorough hand washing (including supervising children) and good respiratory hygiene. It also helps reduce the spread of many common infections, including adenovirus.
