This Ministry of Health reported that he was following the cases. mysterious acute hepatitis infantile in children of different states: Rio de Janeiro, Paraná, São Paulo, Santa Catarina, Espírito Santo and Pernambuco. The Health Surveillance Strategic Information Centers (Cievs) and the National Hospital Surveillance Network (Renaveh) are investigating cases.
According to the State Department of Health (SES-RJ), the disease was detected in two children aged 4 and 8 years and a 2-month-old baby in the state capital. Three other cases are still under investigation: a 3-year-old boy in Niterói; 2 years in Araruama; and the death of an 8-month-old baby in Maricá.
The São Paulo State Health Department is also investigating seven suspected cases in the capital city of São José dos Campos and Fernandópolis. Other cases are being investigated in Espirito Santo, Santa Catarina and Pernambuco. The Ministry of Health advises healthcare professionals to immediately report all suspected cases of the disease.
In April, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a worldwide warning after several cases of severe acute hepatitis were recorded in the United Kingdom. Since then, several cases have been recorded in Europe and the United States – according to the WHO, there are more than 300 registered cases in children worldwide.
mysterious hepatitis
Hepatitis is a liver disease that can be caused by different causes, such as infections or alcohol consumption. There are five types of viral hepatitis that cause major inflammation in the liver: A, B, C, D, and E—there are other conditions, such as autoimmune hepatitis.
Several experts are analyzing what could be the mysterious cause of the disease, but so far they have not found the answer. According to WHO, the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus is not responsible for the reported cases of hepatitis worldwide.
There is no established relationship between hepatitis cases and the vaccine against covid-19. In the UK, for example, the health safety agency (UKHSA) said in late April that none of the mysterious cases of hepatitis reported in the country had occurred in children who received the vaccine.
Source: Tec Mundo
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