MIS-C
Americanabbreviation
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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.
From Science Daily • May 9, 2024
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.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2023
In children, they can reduce the risk of multisystem inflammatory syndrome, or MIS-C, and potentially prevent long COVID.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2022
Such a mechanism, in which a piece of the coronavirus spike protein triggers an immune overreaction, has been implicated in the serious inflammation found in MIS-C.
From Science Magazine • May 19, 2022
Covid-19 can be severe in children, with a rare but serious inflammatory syndrome known as MIS-C “happening 60 to 70 percent of the time in previously healthy kids,” she said.
From Washington Post • Apr. 26, 2022
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