Noun
MIS-C (uncountable)
(pathology, Canada, US) Initialism of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children.
As of August 6, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had confirmed 570 cases of MIS-C across 40 states and the District of Columbia, including 10 deaths. Source: Internet
Edwards also said that providers who may have cared for or who are caring for patients younger than 21 years of age meeting MIS-C criteria should immediately report these cases to the Louisiana Office of Public Health Infectious Disease Epidemiology Team. Source: Internet
In this area, the less critical cases of MIS-C are being treated. Source: Internet
Now known by the name Multi-system Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed that the illness does have a link to COVID-19. Source: Internet
The children and teenagers with this COVID-19-related shock syndrome – now named multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, or MIS-C – are older than those doctors usually see with Kawasaki disease. Source: Internet
The first clue to MIS-C is a persistent fever without a clear cause, according to the AAP. Source: Internet