Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)

Subject – Science and Tech

Context – The Rate Of Covid-19 Related Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome In Children Is Skyrocketing

Concept –

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a condition where different body parts can become inflamed, including the heart, lungs, kidneys, brain, skin, eyes, or gastrointestinal organs.
We do not yet know what causes MIS-C. However, we know that many children with MIS-C had the virus that causes COVID-19, or had been around someone with COVID-19.
MIS-C can be serious, even deadly, but most children who were diagnosed with this condition have gotten better with medical care.
Rarely, some adults develop signs and symptoms similar to MIS-C. This new and serious syndrome, called multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults (MIS-A), occurs in adults who were previously infected with the COVID-19 virus and many didn’t even know it.
- MIS-A seems to occur weeks after COVID-19 infection, though some people have a current infection.