Mysterious hepatitis in children is spreading fast, parents should take their children to the doctor immediately if they have these symptoms!

The mysterious hepatitis is being considered a concern of many countries around the world.

Although many theories have been proposed, the cause of this hepatitis is still a "mystery" because scientists have not yet determined the exact cause of the disease.

Up to the present time, Vietnam has not recorded any cases of mysterious hepatitis, but the risk of invasive disease is very large, so prevention, increased surveillance, and early detection of cases are important. necessary. The Ministry of Health has also asked leading institutes to strengthen surveillance for mysterious acute hepatitis in children.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), as of May 6, there were 228 cases of acute hepatitis of unknown cause in 20 countries, including Europe, Southeast Asia, and Western Pacific. In the UK alone, nearly 170 children have been identified with this mysterious hepatitis. Many children recovered from the disease, but many had severe changes, needed a liver transplant and even did not survive.

Health officials are still investigating the cause of this increase in serious illness. Most recent studies have suggested that a common virus called adenovirus may be causing the increase in infections. Adenovirus is the cause of respiratory diseases, conjunctivitis or digestive disorders. But a strain of adenovirus is also known to infect dogs, which can cause infectious hepatitis.

The most special thing is the survey with 90 of 168 children with mysterious hepatitis in the UK, 64 children live in families with dogs, the rest are often exposed to dogs.

Three-quarters of 163 children with hepatitis in the UK have also tested positive for adenovirus.

An extensive research investigation is underway in the UK. If this suspicion is true, it will open the way to treatment and control of the disease, but it will also become a big concern because dogs are pets not only in the UK but also in many other countries.

While traveling, another theory is that children may have had both adenovirus i.nfection at the same time as COVID-19, or this could also be a complication of prolonged COVID-19.

Experts recommend that parents pay attention to their children but do not panic.

What parents should be aware of is that the hallmark of mysterious hepatitis is that young children often have the first symptoms of vomiting and d.iarrhea. However, these are also two symptoms that appear in many other health problems in children, so even if they are present, it does not mean that the c.hild has hepatitis, said Dr. Leisha Nolen, an epidemiologist in Wyoming. (USA), explained.

Another symptom that parents should not ignore in their children is jaundice or yellowing of the whites of the eyes. This is a typical sign of health problems, one of which is liver disease.

In the US, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is advising parents and doctors to watch out for symptoms of hepatitis in children. These symptoms include fever, fatigue, d.iarrhea, loss of appetite, vomiting, dark urine, pale stools, joint pain, and yellowing of the skin and eyes .

BSCKII Nguyen Nguyen Huyen - Head of Medical Examination Department at Kim Chung Campus, National Hospital for Tropical Diseases, a leading unit in infectious diseases, updated from World Health Organization (WHO) recommends, if parents If the c.hild shows signs of abdominal pain, nausea, or d.iarrhea, the c.hild should be taken to the doctor immediately, thereby taking timely treatment measures for the c.hild. Parents absolutely do not arbitrarily treat children.

In case the c.hild has symptoms of yellow urine, yellow eyes, the disease is quite late, very dangerous.

- In the current context, people have been through a fairly long time of the COVID-19 pandemic, the awareness of disease prevention has been improved and it is necessary to maintain this awareness and habit.

- In addition, with mysterious hepatitis, it is necessary to pay attention to improving personal hygiene, regularly disinfecting hands, washing hands before eating and after going to the toilet.

- Implement cooked eating and drinking, raise awareness of food safety and hygiene, use safe food...

- At home and at school, children need to be supplemented with proper nutrition, vaccinated according to the national expanded immunization program to have a healthy immune system, and increase outdoor physical activities. .

- Children should be taught to maintain the habit of washing hands and disinfecting hands. Children should not be too worried to limit outdoor activities.

- Closely monitor the c.hild, when there are suspicious signs, send the c.hild to the hospital for examination.

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