common symptoms include diarrhea, nausea
symptoms of acute hepatitis include fever, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, yellowing of the skin and eyes (jaundice), dark urine, abdominal pain, loss of appetite and light-coloured stools, according to phac.
an investigation by the uk health security agency (ukhsa), public health scotland, public health wales and the public health agency, found cases are mostly occurring in young
children under the age of five. common initial symptoms include gastroenteritis illness (diarrhea and nausea), followed by jaundice.
children under five years of age are not yet eligible for the covid vaccine in the u.k. and none of the children tested were vaccinated, leading the groups to say there is no evidence of a link
to the covid vaccine.
hepatitis outbreak in children may be linked to adenovirus
in the u.k., investigators believe that this onslaught of cases is related to
adenovirus, common viruses that can cause fevers, sore throats, pneumonia, diarrhea, and pink eye.
“our investigations continue to suggest that there is an association with adenovirus and our studies are now testing this association rigorously,” dr. meera chand, director of clinical and emerging infections at the u.k. health security agency (ukhsa)
said in a news release. “we are also investigating other contributors, including prior sars-cov-2.”
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