PEOPLE HAVE RECOVERED. (áááLIVEááá) (áááSTEVEááá) WE ARE LEARNING MORE TONIGHT – ABOUT THE 2 CONFIRMED CASES OF P-M-I-S IN IOWA. THE RARE BUT SERIOUS NEW ILLNESS IN CHILDREN – LINKED TO COVID-19. KCCI’S LAURA TERRELL IS LIVE TONIGHT – WITH NEW INFORMATION FROM DOCTORS. (áááLIVEááá) (áááLAURAááá) THE 2 CONFIRMED CASES ARE IN EASTERN IOWA. STATE OFFICIALS SAY BOTH CHILDREN ARE STABLE. (áááPKGááá) (NATS OUTSIDE ST. LUKE’S HOSPITAL) THE TWO CHILDREN DIAGNOSED WITH PMIS ARE RECIEVING CARE HERE AT ST. LUKE’S HOSPITAL IN CEDAR RAPIDS. GOVERNOR REYNOLDS CONFIRMED THE SECOND CASE AT MONDAY’S NEWS CONFERENCE …SAYING HER TEAM IS KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON THE NEW ILLNESS KNOWN AS MULTI-SYSTEM INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME. IT APPEARS TO BE A RARE DELAYED REACTION TO COVID- 19 IN CHILDREN…CAUSING INFLAMMATION IN THE BLOOD VESSELS.
First case of MIS-C, illness in kids connected to COVID-19, reported in Douglas County
The first case of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C), a condition believed to be related to COVID-19, has been reported in Douglas County, health officials said Monday. Officials said a boy under the age of 12 was hospitalized with a rash, fever, fatigue and abdominal pain. He had been exposed to someone who was COVID-19 positive.“If your child shows any of these symptoms, you should immediately seek emergency care,” Health Director Dr. Adi Pour said. “We have a lot to learn about MIS, but it appears to be similar to Kawasaki disease which includes a fever and some of the symptoms we are seeing here.”MIS-C can lead to multiple organ inflammation and can be deadly. Many children who have MIS-C have been around someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 and may themselves have tested positive for the disease. “Please don’t delay in seeking help for your child if they show any MIS-C symptoms,” Dr. Pour said. “This condition is potentially extremely serious.”
OMAHA, Neb. —
The first case of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C), a condition believed to be related to COVID-19, has been reported in Douglas County, health officials said Monday.
Officials said a boy under the age of 12 was hospitalized with a rash, fever, fatigue and abdominal pain. He had been exposed to someone who was COVID-19 positive.
“If your child shows any of these symptoms, you should immediately seek emergency care,” Health Director Dr. Adi Pour said. “We have a lot to learn about MIS, but it appears to be similar to Kawasaki disease which includes a fever and some of the symptoms we are seeing here.”
MIS-C can lead to multiple organ inflammation and can be deadly. Many children who have MIS-C have been around someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 and may themselves have tested positive for the disease.
“Please don’t delay in seeking help for your child if they show any MIS-C symptoms,” Dr. Pour said. “This condition is potentially extremely serious.”
