MULTISYSTEM INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME Definition & Meaning

multisystem inflammatory syndrome

[ muhl-tee-sis-tuhm in-flam-uh-tawr-ee sin-drohm, -druhm, muhl-tahy- ]

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noun

multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, a serious medical condition in children and adolescents, associated with COVID-19 infection, in which multiple organs or tissues become severely inflamed. : MIS-C Also called pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome,.
multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults, a similar inflammatory condition affecting adults. : MIS-A

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Origin of multisystem inflammatory syndrome¹

First recorded in 2020

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Children and adults who have multisystem inflammatory syndrome should wait to get vaccinated until recovering from being sick and 90 days have passed since the diagnosis, according to the CDC.

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“There were no deaths or adverse events of special interest among adolescent trial participants, including multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children.”

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Children who developed multisystem inflammatory syndrome, or MIS-C, are also more vulnerable to long COVID.

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Public health officials and healthcare providers have also been monitoring rare cases of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children, or MIS-C among kids who were recently infected with COVID-19.

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Although COVID-19 infections have become more frequent with the newer variants, multisystem inflammatory syndrome, a serious condition seen in a small number of children early in the pandemic, has become much less common.

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