Imagine a world where superhero villains had a sudden burst of energy and started causing mayhem all over the city. Well, that’s sorta what researchers are seeing with COVID-19 and brain infections in children. It turns out that when COVID-19 came into the picture, there was a whopping 236% rise in bacterial brain infections in kids. Doctors at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital of Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids were scratching their heads like historians unraveling a mystery as they wondered why this increase was happening. What they found is that COVID-19 can potentially pave the way for these infections, which is pretty alarming! It’s like when you leave your front door wide open inviting mosquitoes into your house. But wait, people expected COVID-19 to be all about the lungs, right? Well, turns out this sneaky virus has more tricks up its sleeves! So what do we do now? Is there a way to prevent or treat these brain infections? The research is ongoing and scientists are diving deeper into this peculiar connection to shed some light on it. It definitely needs more attention because nobody wants the villainous bacteria running around kids’ brains!
