For Parents: Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Associated with COVID-19

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.)
• Description:
  Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a rare condition associated with SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19), which usually occurs 2-6 weeks after a child is infected with SARS-CoV-2. The child’s SARS-CoV-2 infection may be very mild or have no symptoms at all and may go unrecognized. MIS-C causes different body parts to become inflamed, including the heart, lungs, kidneys, brain, skin, eyes, or gastrointestinal tract. MIS-C can be serious, even deadly, but most children who are diagnosed with this condition get better with medical care. ; CDC is still learning the underlying reasons why some children get MIS-C after SARS-CoV-2 infection and others do not. Most children who get MIS-C are previously healthy and do not have any underlying medical conditions. Of those children who do have an underlying condition, obesity is most common. ; CDC is working with state, local, and territorial health departments; U.S. and international scientists; healthcare providers; and other partners to continue to monitor and learn more about MIS-C.
• Subjects:
  • Child
  • COVID-19/complications
  • Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
• Document Type:
  Webpage
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/150904/cdc_150904_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 766.80 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:06a5b2cef8a9d93bf32367dae2bc7f3855b79338c93e89947bd77efcd1c2c904