Kawasaki Disease — Worldwide/Unknown
One of the world’s most baffling diseases may be spread by the wind. A new study has found that Kawasaki disease, which sickens 12 000 children a year in Japan and occurs in other countries including the USA and South Korea, is at its deadliest when the wind blows from northeastern China. The findings suggest that the illness may be caused by an airborne toxin from that region, but just which one remains unclear.
Kawasaki disease typically strikes children between 6 months and 5 years old.
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