New AI Model for Early Detection of Severe SARS-CoV-2 Illness in Children Written by AZoRoboticsFeb 4 2021 The impact of COVID-19 caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) on children has been less when compared to adults. Image Credit: Wayne State University. However, some children diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 experienced acute illnesses, such as respiratory failure and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C). Almost 80% of children with MIS-C fall critically ill with a mortality rate of 2%–4%. At present, techniques to identify the spectrum of severity of the disease and to predict which children with SARS-CoV-2 exposure will develop acute illnesses, such as MIS-C, are lacking. Hence, there is an emergent need to create a diagnostic modality to differentiate the various phenotypes of the disease and for risk stratification.