What’s the Mysterious Liver Disease Hurting Children?

An outbreak of acute hepatitis — an inflammation of the liver — in children has killed at least four and required liver transplants in more than a dozen others across the globe, according to the World Health Organization. While the cause is undetermined, investigators are studying a family of pathogens, called adenoviruses, that cause a range of illnesses including the common cold.  Read the full story in The Washington Post here.