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Did Kawasaki disease contribute to the death of Jett Travolta? The 16 year old son of actors John Travolta and Kelly Preston has been found dead. Reports often stated he was Autistic, Travolta denied that. The story is a sad one, instead of autism, his father claimed that he had Kawasaki Syndrome (KS) or Kawasaki Disease.

John Travolta and son Jett Travolta in 2004 (Image: Wenn)

The disease is described by E Max Health as "an inflammatory disorder of the artery walls that most commonly occurs in young children and can lead to heart disease." According to website TMZ.Com, Jett Travolta's parents, John Tavolta and his wife Kelly Preston were on vacation in the Bahamas when the tragedy occurred.


Rand Memorial Hospital tells the celebrity website that the young man died on Friday and the police have issued a report that says that Jett was in the bathroom and he was discovered by what is described as a caretaker at 10:00 in the morning on Friday.

They have the full timeline with updates and a healthy discussion here. A police spokesman is citd in the report as saying that Jett it his head on a bathtub. A later update cites the Travolta attorney who says that the young man suffered a seizure and attempts to revive him were unsuccessful.