MIS-C

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Young Adults Turning Up With Troubling Condition, Too

Washington Post: Several young adults have fallen ill with children's ailment MIS-C

(Newser) - Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, or MIS-C, may not be so aptly named . Officials are learning more about the syndrome thought to be linked to COVID-19, including that it may not be restricted to children. As the Washington Post reports, several cases have appeared in adults in their early 20s....

Mystery Ailment Linked to Kids, Coronavirus Has a Name

CDC alerts doctors about multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, or MIS-C

(Newser) - First came the warnings from Europe , then the US . Next came the deaths . Now, the CDC is officially warning doctors to be on the lookout for a rare mystery illness in children that is thought to be linked to the coronavirus. Previously described as an inflammatory ailment similar to Kawasaki...

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