2006-11-03 15:03:44 · 3 answers · asked by sherill_octaviano 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
No one knows. There is some suggestion of an infectious cause, but if there is, the mode of transmission is undetermined.
2006-11-03 15:19:25 · answer #1 · answered by novangelis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, not really. Here's the thing, the previous poster is right, no one is sure if it's caused by a virus, but it may well be. There's just no good evidence for it. That being said, it's NOT a direct effect of the virus, it's the body's immune system getting keyed up by a virus. Imagine getting something like a common cold virus, and your immune system goes haywire and attacking blood vessels that aren't even infected with the virus.
Chances are if you find a kid with Kawasaki's, every other kid in his family has been exposed to the same virus he had (if, that is, there really IS a virus that causes the disease), but the other kids are fine-- no one knows why one person's immune system goes nuts while the other kids' feel fine. That's why Kawasaki's doesn't directly spread from person to person.
2006-11-03 23:29:06 · answer #2 · answered by srs629 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The exact cause is unknown, but it is most probably not contagious.
2006-11-04 11:43:12 · answer #3 · answered by yakkydoc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋