“Tomato flu” was first identified in India on May 6 and has so far infected 82 children, who are all under the age of 5, according to a study by the Lancet Respiratory Medicine Journal. A further 26 kids up to the age of 10 are suspected of having cases of tomato flu. Aptly named … Read more‘Very contagious’ tomato flu virus detected in kids
Traces of polio virus found in London sewage as health officials declare national incident.. more: Officials believe there has been some spread between closely linked individuals in northeast London – probably extended family members.
Seemingly out of nowhere, Baelyn’s liver had become so damaged that it could no longer clean ammonia out of her blood. She’s part of a nationwide investigation by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention into recent cases of sudden severe hepatitis — or swelling of the liver — in 109 children in 25 … Read more‘This is not my kid’: CNN reports on the Mysterious hepatitis and how it wreaked havoc in a healthy child with shocking speed
A number of states now reporting cases or suspected cases
The WHO said the investigation into the cause needs to focus on factors such as “increased susceptibility amongst young children following a lower level of circulation of adenovirus during the COVID-19 pandemic, the potential emergence of a novel adenovirus, as well as SARS-CoV-2 co-infection.”..
Scientists say more than half the entire global population is suffering from some form of headache disorder. According to a study published in the Journal of Headache and Pain on April 12, Researchers found that most adults ages 20 to 65, including some children as young as 5-years-old, reported a headache disorder including migraines, tension … Read moreHalf the world’s population has headaches, women more than men! The headache pandemic!
The kids aren’t alright.. and this scary quote makes us more uneasy about the ongoing liver disease outbreak:
“A novel or yet undetected virus also cannot be ruled out at this time”
The U.S. children ranged in age from 1 to 6 years old, and two required liver transplants. The European cases are in a similar age range, though some have been older, WHO officials said. The WHO first became aware of the unusual illnesses early this month, when they learned of 10 children in Scotland with liver problems.
Though considered milder than other coronavirus variants, omicron has infected so many people that it has driven the number of daily deaths beyond where it was last spring, before vaccines were widely available, according to Washington Post data.