'IDPH is working to learn of other suspected cases in Illinois and is asking healthcare providers in the state to be on the lookout for symptoms and to report any suspected cases of hepatitis in children of unknown origin to local public health authorities,' officials said.
Illinois public health officials are warning about three potential cases of severe hepatitis in children under age 10, including two in the Chicago suburbs.
The Illinois Department of Public Health said the three cases – two in the suburbs and one in western Illinois – are potentially linked to a strain of adenovirus, a group of common viruses that cause fever, coughs, sore throats, diarrhea, and pink eye.
Hepatitis is a general term meant to indicate an inflammation of the liver, according to Johns Hopkins. Symptoms of the infection can include fever, fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, dark urine, light-colored stools, joint pain, and jaundice."Adenoviruses spread from person-to-person and most commonly cause respiratory illness, but depending on the type, can also cause other illnesses such as gastroenteritis , conjunctivitis , and cystitis .
The warning from IDPH follows a CDC alert last week in response to a cluster of nine hepatitis cases of unknown origin in children in Alabama, all of whom were previously healthy. The CDC is investigating the
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