A virus with unknown causes is making young children very sick

Acute hepatitis. A number of explanations have offered about the cause of the liver disease. Source: Photograph by: Rost-9D/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Last April the World Health Organisation announced a disease outbreak of what seems to be a form of hepatitis of unknown causes Since then there has been an increasing number of cases that in particular make young children very sick. A Is there a link between this virus and COVID-19?

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Published 24 May 2022 10:31pm

Updated 27 May 2022 1:15am

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Last April the World Health Organisation announced a disease outbreak of what seems to be a form of hepatitis of unknown causes Since then there has been an increasing number of cases that in particular make young children very sick. A Is there a link between this virus and COVID-19?

Prof Dr Maria Lucia Inge Lusida, (phone) is chairperson of the Institute of Tropical Disease at Airlangga University. She explains to Sri Dean what is currently known about the illness and what steps need to be taken to prevent it from spreading further.