Coronavirus, adenovirus, or both? Hepatitis poses mystery.

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  • Author(s): Wadman, Meredith
  • Source:
    Science. 5/27/2022, Vol. 376 Issue 6596, p906-907. 2p. 1 Color Photograph.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      HEPATITIS in children; ADENOVIRUSES; SARS-CoV-2; IMMUNE system; JAUNDICE
    • Abstract:
      The article discusses children with mysterious hepatitis that has afflicted youngsters in the United Kingdom and worldwide. It mentions the hypotheses behind healthy young children suddenly becoming jaundiced and falling seriously ill with acute liver inflammation. The damage is thought to be due to adenovirus, an immune response to the previous infection by SARS-CoV-2, and both the adenovirus infection forming a destructive partnership with SARS-CoV-2.