Texas kindergartner dies from COVID-19 | KTAB - BigCountryHomepage.com
Nov. 4, 2020
MIS-C has not been mentioned specifically; from the above link:
“This will be updated as more information is released.“
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COVID-19 and kids: Experts explain why cases of rare MIS-C are rising
Nov. 5, 2020
“Just days after the American Academy of Pediatrics revealed that cases of COVID-19 in children are at their
highest since the pandemic began, reports are trickling in of an uptick in diagnoses of multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), a serious complication of the virus.“
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““This is very sobering news, but I’m afraid it was expected,” Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease specialist and professor at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, tells Yahoo Life. “After all, we’re having widespread transmission of the COVID virus throughout most of the country now, and it’s one of the consequences. The more COVID-19 we have out there, the more cases of MIS-C we’ll see.”
“It’s not surprising given increasing number of cases,” Dr. Richard Watkins, an infectious disease physician in Akron, Ohio, and a professor of medicine at the Northeast Ohio Medical University, tells Yahoo Life. However, he stresses, MIS-C is “still rare.”
Dr. Daniel Ganjian, a pediatrician at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif., tells Yahoo Life that the increase in cases is “expected,” but, he points out, “it’s not growing exponentially, where we’re worried that it’s going out of control.”“
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Douglas County confirms new case of MIS-C, reports 381 new cases
Nov. 4, 2020
“OMAHA, Neb. — A new case of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) has been confirmed in Douglas County.
Two cases were reported in June, according to the Douglas County Health Department (DCHD).
The DCHD said the third is currently at Children’s Hospital after being admitted on Nov. 1.
The health department said the patient is under 10 years old, tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies and has no comorbidities.“
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Pasadena Reports 1st Case of Rare But Serious Coronavirus-Related MIS-C in a Child – Pasadena Now
Nov. 4, 2020
“Pasadena health officials on Wednesday reported the first known case in the city of a “rare but serious” complication affecting young COVID-19 patients known as multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, or MIS-C.
A total of 43 cases of MIS-C have been documented countywide since the onset of the pandemic, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. No deaths linked to the condition have been reported.“
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“MIS-C is a rare but serious complication associated with COVID-19. It’s a condition where different body parts, such as the heart, lungs, kidneys, brain, skin, eyes, or gastrointestinal organs, become inflamed,” according to Pasadena Public Health Department Director Dr. Ying-Ying Goh.
“We do not yet know what causes MIS-C, but it’s another unfortunate reminder of the seriousness of the COVID-19 pandemic,” Goh said in a written statement. “The best way to protect your child is by taking actions to prevent your child and the entire household from getting the virus that causes COVID-19.”“
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Specialists clarify why instances of uncommon MIS-C are rising | KYR News
Nov. 5, 2020
“This week,
Nebraska’s Douglas County Health Department reported its third case of MIS-C since June. Additionally this week, the
Louisiana Department of Health stated that a fifth baby within the state has died of MIS-C. Circumstances proceed to crop up throughout the nation — Pasadena, Calif., simply noticed its
first case of MIS-C, as did
Idaho’s Ada County. And there are lots of extra.”
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“As of Oct. 30, there have been 1,163 reported instances of MIS-C within the U.S., and 20 deaths from the syndrome, in response to
CDC data. Most instances of MIS-C are in youngsters youthful than 14, and greater than 75 % of reported instances have occurred in youngsters who’re Hispanic or Latino, the CDC says.“
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