acute hepatitis

Experts warn not to abuse liver enzyme tests to detect acute hepatitis

Experts warn not to abuse liver enzyme tests to detect acute hepatitis

Following the information that cases of acute hepatitis of unknown origin in children have been recorded in some countries around the world, parents were recommended to let their children undergo liver enzyme tests to find the mysterious virus. However, health experts warn that people who impatiently wanted their children to undergo iver enzyme tests while the tests can only detect liver damage and function but not identify the disease.
Adenovirus top suspect for outbreak of acute hepatitis in children

Adenovirus top suspect for outbreak of acute hepatitis in children

According to Dr. Nguyen Nguyen Huyen, Head of Medical Examination Department at Kim Chung Campus in the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases, through information from the World Health Organization (WHO) and a number of scientific studies which have not been confirmed yet the exact cause of this mysterious hepatitis, but many scientists doubted that the disease was caused by the Adenovirus.