MIS-C
Americanabbreviation
Example Sentences
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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.
From Science Daily • May 23, 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
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.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2023
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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