A mysterious new coronavirus -related illness has hit the headlines this month over fears it is deadly in children. Kawasaki Disease is a rare illness that is believed to have links to Covid-19 and causes a rash and high temperature.
It's being described as an ‘inflammatory syndrome’, and has similar symptoms to toxic shock. It comes after an eight-month-old baby became the youngest UK victim of the deadly condition.
But what is the life-threatening disease that has links with the deadly virus? Kawasaki Disease is a condition that mainly affects children under the age of five.Around eight in 100,000 children develop Kawasaki disease in the UK each year - and it's one and a half times more common in boys than girls.