COVID-19. THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS THAT THE TEENAGER WAS HOSPITALIZED IN MAY WITH A FEVER AND SORE THROAT, AND FATIGUE. THE BOY LIVES WITH ONE FAMILY MEMBER WHO HAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS. THEY ARE NOT DISCLOSING WHERE THE BOY HAS TRAVELED OR EXACTLY WHERE HE LIVES. THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS THIS IS THE NEWEST CASE OF THE MULTISYSTEM INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME KNOWN AS MIS-C. RESEARCHERS BELIEVE THE DISEASE IS CONNECTED TO COVID-19 AND IS SIMILAR TO KAWASAKI DISEASE. SYMPTOMS COULD INCLUDE RASH, FEVER, OR ABDOMINAL PAIN. IF YOU BELIEVE YOUR CHILD IS SICK WITH THE SYMPTOMS, CONTACT YOUR DOCTOR. 90 FIVE NEW CASES WERE REPORTED IN DOUGLAS COUNTY A COVID-19 BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 5943. HEALTH OFFICIALS CONFIRMED SIX MORE DEATHS. ACROSS NEBRASKA THERE ARE 16,851 CONFIRMED CASES. 220 HAVE DIED. IN IOWA, THERE ARE MORE THAN 24 THOUSAND CASES WITH 661 DEATHS. MORE SERVICES ARE CANCELED AFTER THREE CLERGY MEMBERS TEST POSITIVE. OFFICIALS AT SAINT STEPHEN THE MARTYR CATHOLIC CHURCH SAY THAT MEMBERS CAME INTO CONTACT WITH A PERSON WHO TESTED POSITIVE. ALL THREE ARE SELF-QUARANTINING. ALL DAILY, WEEKEND, — DAILY AND WEEKEND MASSES AND CONFESSIONS ARE CANCELED.
Second case of MIS-C, illness in kids connected to COVID-19, reported in Douglas County
The Douglas County Health Department announced Tuesday that there is a second confirmed case of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C) in the county.The Douglas County Health Department said a teenage boy with a fever, sore throat and fatigue was hospitalized for several days in late May and tested positive for COVID-19. MIS-C is a condition believed to be related to COVID-19 and individuals who contract the syndrome have symptoms similar to Kawasaki disease, which may include a rash, fever, fatigue and abdominal pain.“If you see any of these symptoms in your child, please seek immediate emergency care,” Health Director Dr. Adi Pour said. “While MIS-C appears to be similar to Kawasaki disease, we have much to learn.”MIS-C can lead to multiple organ inflammation and can be deadly but most children recover with medical treatment. “Your child will look sick if they have MIS-C,” Pour said. “Please don’t hesitate to seek care.” County officials are not disclosing where the child lives or where he may have traveled. The CDC has provided a case definition to guide doctors:An individual aged under 21 years presenting with fever, laboratory evidence of inflammation, and evidence of clinically severe illness requiring hospitalization, with multisystem (more than 2) organ involvement (heart, kidney, renal, respiratory, blood, gastrointestinal, dermatologic or neurological); ANDNo alternative plausible diagnoses; ANDPositive for current or recent SARS-CoV-2 infection by RT-PCR, serology, or antigen test; or COVID-19 exposure within the 4 weeks prior to the onset of symptomsFever above 38.0°C (100.4F) for 24 hours or moreAbnormal blood tests including: an elevated C-reactive protein (CRP), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), fibrinogen, procalcitonin, d-dimer, ferritin, lactic acid dehydrogenase (LDH), or interleukin 6 (IL-6), elevated neutrophils, reduced lymphocytes and low albuminSome individuals may fulfill full or partial criteria for Kawasaki disease but should be reported if they meet the case definition for MIS-CConsider MIS-C in any pediatric death with evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection
OMAHA, Neb. —
The Douglas County Health Department announced Tuesday that there is a second confirmed case of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C) in the county.
The Douglas County Health Department said a teenage boy with a fever, sore throat and fatigue was hospitalized for several days in late May and tested positive for COVID-19.
MIS-C is a condition believed to be related to COVID-19 and individuals who contract the syndrome have symptoms similar to Kawasaki disease, which may include a rash, fever, fatigue and abdominal pain.
“If you see any of these symptoms in your child, please seek immediate emergency care,” Health Director Dr. Adi Pour said. “While MIS-C appears to be similar to Kawasaki disease, we have much to learn.”
MIS-C can lead to multiple organ inflammation and can be deadly but most children recover with medical treatment.
“Your child will look sick if they have MIS-C,” Pour said. “Please don’t hesitate to seek care.”
County officials are not disclosing where the child lives or where he may have traveled.
The CDC has provided a case definition to guide doctors:
- An individual aged under 21 years presenting with fever, laboratory evidence of inflammation, and evidence of clinically severe illness requiring hospitalization, with multisystem (more than 2) organ involvement (heart, kidney, renal, respiratory, blood, gastrointestinal, dermatologic or neurological); AND
- No alternative plausible diagnoses; AND
- Positive for current or recent SARS-CoV-2 infection by RT-PCR, serology, or antigen test; or COVID-19 exposure within the 4 weeks prior to the onset of symptoms
- Fever above 38.0°C (100.4F) for 24 hours or more
- Abnormal blood tests including: an elevated C-reactive protein (CRP), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), fibrinogen, procalcitonin, d-dimer, ferritin, lactic acid dehydrogenase (LDH), or interleukin 6 (IL-6), elevated neutrophils, reduced lymphocytes and low albumin
- Some individuals may fulfill full or partial criteria for Kawasaki disease but should be reported if they meet the case definition for MIS-C
- Consider MIS-C in any pediatric death with evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection
