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2-year-old gets liver transplant after contracting hepatitis in US

• A toddler in US had to have a liver transplant after contracting hepatitis that has infected 110 children and killed five so far.

• 2-year-old Baelyn Schwab from Dakota fell ill on 22nd April initially with hives and ended up having a liver transplant on 5th May.

• Baelyn has been sent home from the hospital with allergy medication but woke up with yellow eyes the next day and had to be rushed into emergency.