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MIS-C
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This MIS-C syndrome affected multiple systems in the body, including the heart, kidneys, brain, skin, eyes, and digestive organs, but usually spared the lungs.
It's MIP-C for short, "Pronounced 'mipsy,'" Ghosh said, adding that the name was coined to make a connection with MIS-C, a separate COVID-related condition of children.
MIS-C is a resulting condition of COVID-19 that can affect the heart, blood vessels and other organs, and can lead to frequent doctor visits.
Children who developed multisystem inflammatory syndrome, or MIS-C, are also more vulnerable to long COVID.
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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