About KAWASAKI disease and its low awareness in India

This blog is for the awareness of a very uncommon disease (in India) named “KAWASAKI”. Yes, you are right!...Kawasaki is a popular motorcycle but it is also a dreaded rare DISEASE.

I was ignorant about this dreaded disease until one of my cute little family member became a victim. The baby had continuous high fever, his tongue turned to "strawberry” colour, had rashes on his whole body.  We thought that it was measles but after 4-5 days of continuous fever, when we rushed to a senior doctor it was diagnosed “KAWASAKI”. Good thing about this disease is that, it is fully CUREABLE and RECOVERABLE if the symptoms are recognized early(within 5-10 days). If left untreated and ignored, it can lead to serious complications that can affect the child’s heart.

Kawasaki disease is a disorder most commonly affects children under the age of 5 years. It was first discovered in Japan by Dr Tomisaku Kawasaki and the exact cause of the disease is still unknown. It is characterized by fever for a prolonged period. The child fails to respond to the anti-biotic prescribed. 

Other symptoms that typically develop include:

•       Severe redness in the eyes. 
•       A rash on the stomach, chest, and genitals.
•             Red, dry, cracked lips
•       Swollen tongue with a white coating and big red bumps.  
•       Sore, irritated throat.   
•       Swollen palms of the hands and soles of the feet with a purple-red colors.
•       Swollen lymph nodes.

To know more, refer to the wiki.

Due to lack of awareness of this disease in India and due to high cost of treatment, around 9 to 13 innocent children per/month are losing their lives. Friends, please take out 15-20 mins of your precious time to spread this awareness in your social network to save the life of many children in our country.

I won’t take much of your time but would request the parents...Please, Please if your child has a fever longer than 4 days; a rash and strawberry tongue get them to the doctor immediately.  Even though the doctors do not know what causes this  disease or  how to test it, they do know how to treat it J.

Appreciate your valuable time to go through this blog.