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After the outbreak of mystery pneumonia among China's paediatric population, a similar illness has been raising child hospitalisation cases in Ohio, US..
Referred to as the White Lung Syndrome, the illness is characterized by white patches all over the lungs and children affected by it have been experiencing symptoms such as cough, fever and fatigue..
It now describes a similar wave of pneumonia that is affecting children across the U.S. Since August this year, around 150 paediatric pneumonia cases have been reported especially in Warren County, Ohio, mirroring a similar outbreak in China..
Many of the children are having both lungs' involvement because of pneumonia and the symptoms start from upper respiratory infection and then it moves to lower respiratory tack that is lung..
This is once again raising concerns among health officials globally and the exact cause of this outbreak is currently under investigation by health authorities," says Dr Ravi Dosi, Consultant, Pulmonary Medicine at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Amabani Hospital, Indore...
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