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A rare disease of children has been reported in several countries.
Doctors don’t yet know what causes this rare disease; In some cases, coronaviruses were also detected in children.
In several European countries, doctors report an extremely serious illness that affects children. In some cases, the coronavirus is also detected in patients. On Friday, May 1, reports DW.
“The symptoms of the disease resemble the symptoms of Kawasaki syndrome: vascular inflammation, fever and often a skin rash. According to Reinhard Berner of the Dresden University Hospital, at least two cases have been identified in Germany. According to him, it is not yet clear if the new disease is associated with the coronavirus. ” noted in the message.
Three children with such severe inflammation have been treated at the University Hospital of Geneva since the coronavirus outbreak. One child has already recovered and been discharged, another is in the hospital, another is in the intensive care unit.
According to the Swiss coronavirus commissioner Daniel Koch, in these cases we can talk about the immune response to coronavirus infection.
Similar cases of illness have also been identified in children in Italy and Spain. Around two dozen such cases were reported in the UK. Coronavirus was detected in many sick children.
Also recently in France, more than ten children of different age groups were reported with fever and vascular inflammation, which, possibly, may be associated with the coronavirus.
The World Health Organization also called attention to these cases. “We know that children are often easier to tolerate (COVID-19. – Ed.), But some have a serious enough illness and others die,” said Maria Van Kerkkhove, a spokeswoman for the organization.
Doctors don’t yet know what causes this rare disease, which primarily affects young children.
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