
About the mysterious hepatitis outbreak in US
• It was revealed by CDC on Friday that in an unexplained hepatitis outbreak 5 healthy children under the age of 10 have died and more than 100 cases have been reported.
• Out of the 100 cases 15 require a liver transplant to stay alive.
• CDC’s deputy director said that the children who lost their lives were perfectly fine before they fell sick in October.
• The disease has so far been reported in 24 states and Puerto Rico.
• More than 160 cases have also been recorded by health officials in UK.