More children suffer ailment linked to virus after Bay Area s winter surge in infections
Meghan Bobrowsky
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UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals saw their first case of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), which is linked to the coronavirus, in July. The incidence of MIS-C cases has risen in the new year.Jessica Christian / The Chronicle 2018
Mirroring national trends, local cases of a coronavirus-linked inflammatory syndrome in kids have risen after a surge in infections in the Bay Area in December and January.
The syndrome, called multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, is a condition in which various parts of the body become inflamed, including the heart, lungs, kidneys, brain, skin, eyes or gastrointestinal organs, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Cases of coronavirus-linked inflammatory syndrome in kids have risen following surge in Bay Area
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