Four and a half years after the scandal surrounding numerous hepatis C infections in a Swabian clinic, the case will be heard before the Augsburg district court on April 19. A 60-year-old anesthetist then has to answer for 51 cases of dangerous bodily harm. The anesthetist is said to have infected patients during operations at the Donau-Ries Clinic in Donauwörth. As court spokesman Peter Grünes reported on Monday, ten victims have been admitted to the process as joint plaintiffs. The...
How much speculation has there been about the cause of the nearly 1,000 cases of hepatitis in children that have been detected in over 30 countries since spring? None of the usual suspicious pathogens came into question, other obvious causes were quickly ruled out and so science puzzled: Is it autoimmune inflammation as a result of a corona infection? Does a cold pathogen attack the liver cells? Was the immune system suddenly overrun by pathogens after the corona protection measures...
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For months, experts have been trying to find out what is behind a number of unusual cases of hepatitis in children. Previously healthy children under the age of ten developed liver inflammation without any apparent cause. The complaints range from gastrointestinal problems and exhaustion to such a serious illness that a new liver had to be transplanted. The health authorities in more than 30 countries have been dealing with around 1,000 cases since spring. Now two research teams present a...
Of Berit UhlmannGreat Britain and the USA each reported more than 200 cases, Japan and Spain more than 30, plus reports of isolated illnesses in a number of other countries around the world: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), at least 650 children from 33 countries could have contracted the hepatitis which is still considered a mystery. Because since the diseases, which can be associated with jaundice, gastrointestinal problems and fatigue, were first noticed at the beginning of April,...
The doctor usually does not determine the titer afterwards: Scientific studies have shown that the vaccination almost always offers babies and children sufficient protection.Hepatitis B vaccination: This is why the titer is checked in adultsA determination of the titer, i.e. a measurement of the number of antibodies in the blood, is only necessary after a hepatitis B vaccination in adulthood. It has been shown that the vaccination in adults sometimes does not work as well as in children.Age is not...
Status: 05/11/2022 11:48 a.m More than 300 cases of hepatitis in children have been reported worldwide, the cause of which is unknown. The World Health Organization is now also investigating a possible connection between liver inflammation and the corona virus. The World Health Organization (WHO) is investigating a connection between the coronavirus and hepatitis diseases in children. In the meantime, 348 probable cases of the disease of unknown origin have been reported in 20 countries, the WHO said. More than...
FAQ Status: 07.05.2022 1:25 p.m The mysterious cases of hepatitis in children are increasing worldwide. Where does the disease come from? Is there a connection with the corona pandemic? And what should parents pay attention to? The WHO has reported a worldwide increase in hepatitis infections of unknown origin in children under the age of ten. Ongoing examinations of blood and stool samples on behalf of the Robert Koch Institute should create knowledge about the triggering pathogens. Experts, such as...
US health authorities announced on Friday that they were investigating 109 cases of unexplained hepatitis in children in the United States, including five deaths. These cases of severe liver inflammation are also raising concerns in Europe, where many cases have also been detected, and scientists around the world are working to understand the cause. In the United States, cases have been identified in 25 states and territories, and affected children have a median age of just 2 years, said an...
Status: 04/28/2022 10:31 p.m The EU health agency ECDC has expressed concern about recent cases of unexplained hepatitis in children. The trigger is still unknown - but there is a suspicion. Following the emergence of acute hepatitis in previously healthy children in the UK, an estimated 55 such cases have so far occurred in the European Economic Area (EEA), including one in Germany. Twelve EEA countries have now recorded suspected or confirmed cases, according to a risk assessment by the...
