Researchers decipher MIS-C, the scary illness that followed COVID in some kids
Some children who had COVID developed a severe inflammatory response that could put them in the ICU. Scientists have learned why it happens.
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Coronavirus Cases Are Down, But More Kids Are Having Severe Complications
MIS-C, a post COVID illness that has affected more than 2,000 U.S. children, causes inflammation of the heart, lungs, brain and other organs. One D.C. pediatric ICU is nearly full of such patients.
Why Doctors Keep Monitoring Children Who Recover From Mysterious COVID-Linked Illness
After contracting coronavirus, almost 200 kids in the U.S. developed a new inflammatory syndrome. Most recovered, but pediatric researchers have started a study to watch for long-term effects.