Mystery child illness: Cause found - BBC Learning English

Hepatitis. A recent mysterious outbreak of the liver disease has seriously affected over a thousand young children from 35 countries across the world. Until now, nobody knew why. But scientists in the UK say the likely cause is two common viruses which came back after Covid lockdowns ended. Video chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 0:21 - Story 1:09 - Headline 1: The Sun: Major breakthrough as scientists get to the bottom of mysterious hepatitis outbreak in kids 2:46 – Headline 2: The Mail: Scientists find likely culprit behind mystery child hepatitis outbreak - and Covid itself is NOT to blame 4:29 - Headline 3: The Scientist: Preprints Propose Constellation of Causes for Kids’ Liver Disease 5:55 - Language summary Key words and phrases get to the bottom of discover the truth about a situation * DNA evidence helped police get to the bottom of the case. * Who stole my pen? I need to get to the bottom of this. culprit the cause of something bad * Scientists say climate change is the culprit when it comes to heatwaves. * After the robbery, detectives searched for the culprit. constellation a group of related things * There is a constellation of reasons for global price rises. * Digital TV offers a constellation of viewing options. For a quiz and downloads, check out our website: Do you want to improve your English? SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: Visit our website: Find us on Instagram: Find us on Twitter: Follow us on Facebook: #learnenglish #children #hepatitis #covid19