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During the late twentieth century many new diseases have been discovered. Tomisaku Kawasaki discovered one of these diseases, Kawasaki disease, or technically mucocutaneous lymph node disease, in 1961. This particular disease remained undetected for so long because its cause is still unknown. Dr. Kawasaki, a pediatrician, uncovered this dis ....
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.... and treating the disease there are still many unanswered questions.
The highest incidence of Kawasaki disease is found in Japan. The chance of Kawasaki disease in Japanese children under the age of five is approximately one tenth of a percent. The incidence in North American children under the age of five is ten times lower, about one one hundredth of a percent. Asian Americans are at the highest risk of developing Kawasaki disease followed by African Americans and then Caucasians. The disease tends to be more common and to present more sever ....
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