Rare disease targets US children after contracting Covid-19
08 March 2021 - 10:37
By TimesLIVE
Image: 123RF/gekaskr The cause of multisystem inflammatory syndrome is unknown and doctors report that children often contract Covid-19 before presenting symptoms. Stock photo.
A rare disease called multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) is being recorded in some children who have contracted Covid-19, CNN reports.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 2,617 MIS-C cases and 33 deaths among children before March 1, an increase from February’s 2,060 cases and 30 deaths.
The cause of MIS-C is unknown and doctors report children often contract Covid-19 before presenting symptoms, but this is not always the case.
