A dangerous, liver-compromising virus is spreading among kids in the US.
A respiratory adenovirus at work?
The culprit behind the cases of liver inflammation seems to be a pathogen called adenovirus 41, a virus that spreads through close contact, and respiratory excretions.The children with this hepatitis were all previously healthy, and did not have COVID-19, the health agency said. That is puzzling, because adenovirus 41 typically only infects immunocompromised children, and is"not known to be a cause of hepatitis in otherwise healthy children," according to the CDC.
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