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Michael Ejercito
May 7, 2022, 11:43:16 AM5/7/22
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Hepatitis in children mystery still being investigated as cases rise
By Philippa Roxby
Health reporter
Published22 hours ago
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UK health officials say they are still no clearer on the cause of a rise
in liver inflammation, or hepatitis, in children.
A common adenovirus is thought to play a role, but other possibilities
are still being investigated.
In the UK, 163 cases have now been identified, and 11 children have
received liver transplants.
Cases have been detected in 20 countries worldwide, with nearly 300
children affected, and one death.
"It's important that parents know the likelihood of their child
developing hepatitis is extremely low," said Dr Meera Chand, from the UK
Health Security Agency (UKHSA).
She said parents should still be alert to the signs - particularly
jaundice, a yellow tinge in the whites of the eyes - and they should
contact a doctor if concerned.
Since last week, another 18 children in the UK with hepatitis have been
identified - 118 live in England, 22 in Scotland, 13 in Wales and 10 in
Northern Ireland.
The children's most common symptoms were jaundice and vomiting - and
most have been under five years old.
Hepatitis in children: What is causing it?
Hepatitis detected in nearly 300 children worldwide
Child hepatitis cases falsely linked to Covid jab
The UKHSA's latest report on cases says there is "some apparent
reduction in confirmed cases in the past two weeks overall in the UK".
What's puzzling scientists is that the most likely cause - adenovirus -
doesn't normally make children seriously unwell. Passed from person to
person via coughs and sneezes, it can cause colds, vomiting and diarrhoea.
However, it's very unusual for adenovirus to be a cause of severe
hepatitis in otherwise healthy children, but it has been circulating at
high levels since the start of the year after virtually disappearing
during the pandemic.
Genetic analysis of samples from some children has found a type of virus
called AAV-2 - but it doesn't typically cause illness either, the report
says.
Scientists are also keeping a close eye on another type of adenovirus,
called F41.
"Our investigations continue to suggest that there is an association
with adenovirus, and our studies are now testing this association
rigorously," Dr Chand said.
"We are also investigating other contributors."
These include whether a new variant of adenovirus has developed which is
making children more ill, or whether a previous infection, such as
Covid, could be a factor.
Another possibility is that the pandemic, by delaying young children's
exposure to a number of different viruses because of reduced social
mixing, may have made them more prone to becoming ill.
And health officials are also exploring whether there could be a link
with dogs. A number of families affected said they owned dogs or had
come into contact with them, but UKHSA also acknowledges that having a
pet dog is common in the UK.
The UKHSA says there is no evidence of any link to the Covid-19 vaccine,
because most children with hepatitis were too young to receive it.
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Hepatitis in children mystery still being investigated as cases rise
By Philippa Roxby
Health reporter
Published22 hours ago
Share
Related Topics
Coronavirus pandemic
A child in hospital
IMAGE SOURCE,GETTY IMAGES
UK health officials say they are still no clearer on the cause of a rise
in liver inflammation, or hepatitis, in children.
A common adenovirus is thought to play a role, but other possibilities
are still being investigated.
In the UK, 163 cases have now been identified, and 11 children have
received liver transplants.
Cases have been detected in 20 countries worldwide, with nearly 300
children affected, and one death.
"It's important that parents know the likelihood of their child
developing hepatitis is extremely low," said Dr Meera Chand, from the UK
Health Security Agency (UKHSA).
She said parents should still be alert to the signs - particularly
jaundice, a yellow tinge in the whites of the eyes - and they should
contact a doctor if concerned.
Since last week, another 18 children in the UK with hepatitis have been
identified - 118 live in England, 22 in Scotland, 13 in Wales and 10 in
Northern Ireland.
The children's most common symptoms were jaundice and vomiting - and
most have been under five years old.
Hepatitis in children: What is causing it?
Hepatitis detected in nearly 300 children worldwide
Child hepatitis cases falsely linked to Covid jab
The UKHSA's latest report on cases says there is "some apparent
reduction in confirmed cases in the past two weeks overall in the UK".
What's puzzling scientists is that the most likely cause - adenovirus -
doesn't normally make children seriously unwell. Passed from person to
person via coughs and sneezes, it can cause colds, vomiting and diarrhoea.
However, it's very unusual for adenovirus to be a cause of severe
hepatitis in otherwise healthy children, but it has been circulating at
high levels since the start of the year after virtually disappearing
during the pandemic.
Genetic analysis of samples from some children has found a type of virus
called AAV-2 - but it doesn't typically cause illness either, the report
says.
Scientists are also keeping a close eye on another type of adenovirus,
called F41.
"Our investigations continue to suggest that there is an association
with adenovirus, and our studies are now testing this association
rigorously," Dr Chand said.
"We are also investigating other contributors."
These include whether a new variant of adenovirus has developed which is
making children more ill, or whether a previous infection, such as
Covid, could be a factor.
Another possibility is that the pandemic, by delaying young children's
exposure to a number of different viruses because of reduced social
mixing, may have made them more prone to becoming ill.
And health officials are also exploring whether there could be a link
with dogs. A number of families affected said they owned dogs or had
come into contact with them, but UKHSA also acknowledges that having a
pet dog is common in the UK.
The UKHSA says there is no evidence of any link to the Covid-19 vaccine,
because most children with hepatitis were too young to receive it.
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HeartDoc Andrew
May 7, 2022, 1:19:57 PM5/7/22
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especially in the U.K. and the known post-COVID inflammatory syndrome
(MIS-C) that happens in some children and can affect GI organs, which
includes the liver.
Suggested reading:
https://emergency.cdc.gov/han/2020/han00432.asp
>Another possibility is that the pandemic, by delaying young children's
>exposure to a number of different viruses because of reduced social
>mixing, may have made them more prone to becoming ill.
>
>And health officials are also exploring whether there could be a link
>with dogs. A number of families affected said they owned dogs or had
>come into contact with them, but UKHSA also acknowledges that having a
>pet dog is common in the UK.
>
>The UKHSA says there is no evidence of any link to the Covid-19 vaccine,
>because most children with hepatitis were too young to receive it.
children who did not receive them.
In the interim, the only *healthy* way to stop the pandemic, thereby
saving lives, in the U.K. & elsewhere is by rapidly (
http://bit.ly/RapidTestCOVID-19 ) finding out at any given moment,
including even while on-line, who among us are unwittingly contagious
(i.e pre-symptomatic or asymptomatic) in order to
http://tinyurl.com/ConvinceItForward (John 15:12) for them to call
their doctor and self-quarantine per their doctor in hopes of stopping
this pandemic. Thus, we're hoping for the best while preparing for the
worse-case scenario of the Alpha lineage mutations and others like the
Omicron, Gamma, Beta, Epsilon, Iota, Lambda, Mu & Delta lineage
mutations combining via slip-RNA-replication to form hybrids like
http://tinyurl.com/Deltamicron that may render current COVID
vaccines/monoclonals/medicines/pills no longer effective.
Indeed, I am wonderfully hungry ( http://tinyurl.com/RapidOmicronTest
) and hope you, Michael, also have a healthy appetite too.
So how are you ?
...because we mindfully choose to openly care with our heart,
HeartDoc Andrew <><
--
Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
Cardiologist with an http://bit.ly/EternalMedicalLicense
2024 & upwards non-partisan candidate for U.S. President:
http://WonderfullyHungry.org
and author of the 2PD-OMER Approach:
http://bit.ly/HeartDocAndrewCare
which is the only **healthy** cure for the U.S. healthcare crisis
Michael Ejercito
May 10, 2022, 12:50:24 AM5/10/22
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Michael
HeartDoc Andrew
May 10, 2022, 2:41:47 AM5/10/22
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Michael Ejercito wrote:
While wonderfully hungry in the Holy Spirit, Who causes (Deuteronomy
8:3) us to hunger, I note that you, Michael, are rapture ready (Luke
17:37 means no COVID just as circling eagles don't have COVID) and
pray (2 Chronicles 7:14) that our Everlasting (Isaiah 9:6) Father in
Heaven continues to give us "much more" (Luke 11:13) Holy Spirit
(Galatians 5:22-23) so that we'd have much more of His Help to always
say/write that we're "wonderfully hungry" in **all** ways including
especially caring to http://tinyurl.com/ConvinceItForward (John 15:12
as shown by http://bit.ly/RapidTestCOVID-19 ) with all glory (
http://bit.ly/Psalm112_1 ) to GOD (aka HaShem, Elohim, Abba, DEO), in
the name (John 16:23) of LORD Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Amen.
Laus DEO !
Suggested further reading:
https://groups.google.com/g/sci.med.cardiology/c/5EWtT4CwCOg/m/QjNF57xRBAAJ
Shorter link:
http://bit.ly/StatCOVID-19Test
Be hungrier, which really is wonderfully healthier especially for
diabetics and other heart disease patients:
http://bit.ly/HeartDocAndrew touts hunger (Luke 6:21a) with all glory
( http://bit.ly/Psalm112_1 ) to GOD, Who causes us to hunger
(Deuteronomy 8:3) when He blesses us right now (Luke 6:21a) thereby
removing the http://tinyurl.com/HeartVAT from around the heart
8:3) us to hunger, I note that you, Michael, are rapture ready (Luke
17:37 means no COVID just as circling eagles don't have COVID) and
pray (2 Chronicles 7:14) that our Everlasting (Isaiah 9:6) Father in
Heaven continues to give us "much more" (Luke 11:13) Holy Spirit
(Galatians 5:22-23) so that we'd have much more of His Help to always
say/write that we're "wonderfully hungry" in **all** ways including
especially caring to http://tinyurl.com/ConvinceItForward (John 15:12
as shown by http://bit.ly/RapidTestCOVID-19 ) with all glory (
http://bit.ly/Psalm112_1 ) to GOD (aka HaShem, Elohim, Abba, DEO), in
the name (John 16:23) of LORD Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Amen.
Laus DEO !
Suggested further reading:
https://groups.google.com/g/sci.med.cardiology/c/5EWtT4CwCOg/m/QjNF57xRBAAJ
Shorter link:
http://bit.ly/StatCOVID-19Test
Be hungrier, which really is wonderfully healthier especially for
diabetics and other heart disease patients:
http://bit.ly/HeartDocAndrew touts hunger (Luke 6:21a) with all glory
( http://bit.ly/Psalm112_1 ) to GOD, Who causes us to hunger
(Deuteronomy 8:3) when He blesses us right now (Luke 6:21a) thereby
removing the http://tinyurl.com/HeartVAT from around the heart
Michael Ejercito
May 10, 2022, 11:34:17 AM5/10/22
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HeartDoc Andrew
May 10, 2022, 11:53:25 AM5/10/22
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