The adenovirus that is said to cause it acute hepatitis in children “We may have all been through it 2 or 3 times in our lives”he told him the professor of Epidemiology Gikas Majorkinisexplaining that it is a virus that can infect everyone regardless of age.
However, acute hepatitis syndrome “Hits” mainly children under 5 years and can occur in children up to 16 years. Complications are very serious and rare.
Mr. Majorkinis also clarified that the most probable cause, which the British are already focusing on, which is an adenovirus, is a virus that is quite common. “If it’s the root cause has been in Greece for many years. “We do not know why this virus, while it did not cause a problem for so many years, suddenly creates it”, he said characteristically.
As for whether we will have cases in Greece, he said that logically it will be a corresponding number with our population, ie 5-6 times less than the United Kingdom.
Also, if we assume that we have 100 cases of severe hepatitisaround 10 needed a transplant because the liver had reached a point where it could no longer function at all, he said.
As for the possibility of a transplant, he said that there are contracts with centers abroad that specialize in performing these operations.
Finally, regarding the coronavirus, he said that scientists are investigating whether hepatitis is on the rise due to interaction with covid.
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