Possible cause and source of Kawasaki disease found
Monday, May 19, 2014 - 18:01
in Biology & Nature
An international team of scientists, including researchers from the University of California, San Diego, report that the likely causative agent of Kawasaki disease (KD) in Japan is a windborne agent originating from a source in northeast China. KD is a mysterious childhood ailment that can permanently damage coronary arteries.