MIS-A

abbreviation for

1. multisystem inflammatory syndrome ( def 2 ).

Example Sentences

She was diagnosed with post-COVID MIS-A, or multisystem inflammatory syndrome.

From Seattle Times

Just a couple of weeks later, The Washington Post reported several cases of young adults who were hospitalized with a similar illness, eventually called MIS-A.

From New York Times

The possibility of MIS-A was discussed with all the specialists involved, and the following day the patient was started on high-dose steroids.

From New York Times

Adults also can develop a post-COVID-19 inflammatory syndrome, called MIS-A; it’s even rarer than MIS-C, with a mortality rate seven times as high as that seen in children.

From Seattle Times

“Like children, adults who have been infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 can develop symptoms of MIS-A days to weeks after getting sick,” the CDC says.

From Seattle Times