Children between the ages of 4 months and 2 years seem more likely to have antibodies that attack insulin-producing cells, a feature of type 1 diabetes, if they have had covid-19, which may show how viral infections can lead to this type of diabetes
, but the mechanism behind it isn’t known, although some have been proposed.
For example, some viruses may be able to infect the beta cells, changing them and triggering an autoimmune response. Alternatively, some parts of a virus may be so similar to the structure of beta cells that the immune system ends up fighting the virus and the insulin-secreting cell.Get the most essential health and fitness news in your inbox every Saturday.To investigate the link, Ziegler and her colleagues monitored 885 children between the ages of 4 months and 2 years old, who were all identified as having at least a small risk of developing islet autoantibodies.
“We would love to see if vaccinating children from 6 months can prevent the autoimmunity that leads to type 1 diabetes,” says Ziegler. “We believe there’s very strong possibility that preventing this early infection could very much alter whether children develop the disease.”
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
CDC Warns of Rise in RSV Cases Among Young Children, InfantsDoctors are seeing a spike in severe cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) among young children in Florida and Georgia, U.S. health officials warned Tuesday.
Read more »
Family remembers mother, young children found dead in Wallingford house fireAn aunt of the only surviving child of a family found dead in a Wallingford house fire is remembering the family she lost.
Read more »
CDC warns RSV cases are rising in young children in the Southeastern USThe CDC warned Wednesday that RSV cases are increasing in infants and young children in Florida and Georgia, possibly a sign of the start of the RSV season nationally.
Read more »
CDC issues warning RSV is on the rise in young children in Southeastern USThe CDC warned Wednesday that RSV cases are increasing in infants and young children in Florida and Georgia, possibly a sign of the start of the RSV season nationally.
Read more »
CDC issues warning RSV is on the rise in young children in Southeastern USThe CDC warned Wednesday that RSV cases are increasing in infants and young children in Florida and Georgia, possibly a sign of the start of the RSV season nationally.
Read more »
CDC issues warning RSV is on the rise in young children in Southeastern USThe CDC warned Wednesday that RSV cases are increasing in infants and young children in Florida and Georgia, possibly a sign of the start of the RSV season nationally.
Read more »