What Is Kawasaki Disease?
7. Who’s At Risk
Approximately 95% of all people with Kawasaki disease are below the age of 10. Those under the age of 5 are at a particularly high risk of developing the disease, with these accounting for around 75% of all cases. Boys are also a little more likely to develop Kawasaki disease than girls are.
It is not thought that the disease is inherited. However, there is evidence that there is a higher risk of catching the disease if there is a history of it in the patient’s family. Children of certain ethnic backgrounds are also more likely to get it, particularly those that originate from Korea and Japan.
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