The number of children with Kawasaki disease has shot up, new figures show. It can require immunoglobulin - a medicine made from blood plasma - in order for children under five to get better. But there's a shortage and if the illness isn't caught in time, it can be fatal.
A rashSwollen and red hands and feetMum Abigail Baker, 26, said the right treatment made a difference for her daughter straightaway."By the next morning she was eating again and her fever had completely gone. It saved her life," Abigail said.
"It's very important that people can donate again in England so we can have a more secure supply here, especially because treatment for Kawasaki disease is time restricted."'Please consider donating - it could save someone's life'
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