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of this alarming hepatitis with Adenovirus 41, a respiratory illness that normally causes a mere cold. The WHO further confirmed that Adenovirus 41 could be involved in the cases.WHO has said that Adenovirus 41 has been detected in at least 74 of the hepatitis cases, while COVID-19 infections have been identified in 20 of those tested. Furthermore, 19 cases were reported with children suffering from both a COVID-19 and Adenovirus 41 co-infection.
Previously scientists speculated that the new and alarming disease might be showing up as a result of the pandemic coming to an end. The pandemic had curbed many other diseases because it isolated people. Now that the world is opening up again, we could be seeing a resurfacing of other diseases that have up to now remained dormant. These diseases may have further mutated to become even more threatening.The WHO has said it is now working closely with British health authorities, other member states, and partners to try and curb this mysterious and devastating new condition.
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