MIS-C

Doctors are warning that a rare but serious condition previously only reported among children diagnosed with COVID-19 is now appearing in some adults with the disease, NBC News reports.

The CDC warned Tuesday that 2020 is likely to be a peak year for an uncommon but dangerous and potentially life-threatening neurological disease affecting children, acute flaccid myelitis. The illness, also known as AFM, is believed to be caused by a virus and peaks every two years between August and November. In 2018 there were 238 confirmed cases, with half…

New York City issued an initial health alert early last week after identifying more than a dozen children in city hospitals with the rare illness; now up to 100 cases have been identified statewide. Five children have died

Black and Hispanic children in New Jersey and New York appear to be the most impacted by a rare inflammatory disease linked to the coronavirus, according to health officials. New Jersey Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli said Monday during Gov. Phil Murphy’s daily coronavirus briefing, that the state has 31 reported cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) — 5 new cases...

Doctors who treated some of the earliest cases of the COVID-related illness that has sickened more than 200 children in the tri-state have shared what they found and what they learned about the condition

The Virginia Department of Health has reported the second confirmed case in the state of a pediatric inflammatory illness associated with the new coronavirus.

More than 20 pediatric patients are being treated for a mysterious illness linked to COVID-19 at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., as doctors worldwide search for answers. The hospital said Wednesday doctors are now treating 23 children for the rare but serious illness called multisystem inflammatory syndrome, or MIS-C. On May 12, there were just three patients with the…

Dr. James Schneider, who has been on the front lines treating treating pediatric MIS-C patients, said that the cases come down to “good old fashioned critical care.”

As the number of children admitted to hospitals with pediatric multi-system inflammatory disease continues to rise, parents are watching their children closely. But the symptoms can vary from child to child.

A 9-year-old boy in an upstate New York region with relatively few cases of coronavirus is recovering from a rare inflammatory syndrome thought to be related to the virus

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health alert to physicians Thursday on what has emerged as a rare but potentially deadly condition linked to COVID-19 in children.

New York City has identified more than a dozen children in city hospitals who have a rare illness connected to COVID-19 — and at least one expert believes there are sure to be more

New York City has identified more than a dozen children in city hospitals who have a rare illness connected to COVID-19 — and at least one expert believes there are sure to be more

The CDC is set to issue new guidance on the rare coronavirus-related inflammatory illness affecting children. News4’s Doreen Gentzler reports.

A mysterious illness possibly linked to COVID-19 is affecting more children across the country. At least three children in the D.C. area are being treated for it right now as doctors nationwide search for answers. News4’s Doreen Gentzler explains the symptoms to look out for.