In the past weeks, the World Health Organization shared a disturbing statement that a mysterious hepatitis virus was seen in some parts of the world. The organization published a new information on this epidemic and announced that the number of mysterious hepatitis epidemic cases exceeded 1000.
According to the data of the World Health Organization and the announcement of the United Nations, the number of cases in which the mysterious hepatitis epidemic was detected reached 1010. Cases arose in 35 different countries. The epidemic, which affects children, has caused the death of 22 children to date. Almost half (484) of reported cases were reported by 21 European countries.
The most cases were detected in the USA:
According to the shared information, 272 of the cases were seen in the United Kingdom. The country with the highest number of cases was the United States. While a total of 334 cases were seen in the USA, the total of North and South America was 435. 70 cases were reported in the Western Pacific Region, 19 cases in Southeast Asia and two cases in the Eastern Mediterranean.
What is the mysterious hepatitis epidemic?
Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver caused by various infectious viruses and non-infectious agents, leading to a range of health problems, some of which can be fatal. There are five main types of hepatitis virus called types A, B, C, D and E. While they all cause liver disease, they differ in important ways such as routes of transmission, severity of disease, geographic distribution, and prevention. In particular, types B and C cause chronic disease in hundreds of millions of people, and together they are the most common cause of death due to liver cirrhosis, liver cancer and viral hepatitis. An estimated 354 million people worldwide are living with hepatitis B or C, and testing and treatment are out of reach for many.
The mysterious hepatitis epidemic, which the World Health Organization closely followed with coronavirus and monkeypox, was first detected on April 5. It is not yet known what type of hepatitis the new epidemic is.
What are the symptoms of hepatitis virus?
According to the available clinical data on the new outbreak, 60% of cases had nausea or vomiting, 53% had jaundice, 52% had malaise, and 50% had abdominal pain. In laboratory tests, the WHO said affected children did not have hepatitis A to E. The UN health agency said other pathogens, such as coronavirus, were detected in a number of cases, but data were lacking.
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