Rare liver illness in children a 'medical mystery,' says specialist

A liver illness affecting 169 children in the U.S. and Europe is, so far, a 'medical mystery,' says infectious disease specialist Dr. Isaac Bogoch, and it's premature to attribute it to any one virus or cause.


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[mikeMakhno]

What happened last year that could be the common denominator for all these weird diseases? Give me a minute, it might come to me.

[lmn]

Please pray for these little children! Speedy recovery. ❤️🙏🏼

[iankennedy]

What could possibly be causing it I wonder 🤣

[rookerycephapirin]

Medical mystery = nothing to do with the you know what.

[peacelove]

Is this the same as the Myocarditis in teens that’s a coincidence?

[woodslisa]

it is concerning being the 12 countries are reporting illnesses in children with liver problems

[Karma-fpho]

Expert says they have no idea. The end

[rougemoonchild]

You also said breakthrough infections was rare who has heard this story before

[rougemoonchild]

Inflammation in the liver🤣🤣🤣 and what does the spike protein cause inflammation

[trickyhickey]

Why does anything to do with sickness seem fishy these days?

[LisaG]

Mystery .. right
This dude is a disgrace to his profession

[albertlynn]

Sounds like a side effect from COVID-19 shot

[cyndshumway]

Are face masks on the table? They are all over the ground outside… essentially near schools!

[chickynits]

Look at the cases, where they came up and the timing.

[rougemoonchild]

Oooh its rare now, and yall dont know any connections its just magical started happening after 2 plus years of lockdown 🤣🤣🤦🏿‍♂️

[romanwarrior]

Dr Bogus can’t take any negative criticism. He’s got YouTube silencing the people who speak out against him. Mr. Sensitive.

[jondoe]

Sorry doc, but id like a second third fourth opinion...

[kavitasukumar]

Prayers for all the kids a speedy recovery and strength to the families.

[beezybaby]

Medical mystery 😂🤦🏼‍♂️

Jabber doing it.

[WMW-]

Here we go again let's just hope and pray 🙏 the little ones don't get too sick