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Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), or paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome (PIMS / PIMS-TS), or systemic inflammatory syndrome in COVID-19 (SISCoV), is a rare systemic illness involving persistent fever and extreme inflammation following exposure to SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19. [7]
People with the COVID-19 infection may have different symptoms, and their symptoms may change over time. Three common clusters of symptoms have been identified: a respiratory symptom cluster with cough, sputum , shortness of breath , and fever; a musculoskeletal symptom cluster with muscle and joint pain, headache, and fatigue; and a cluster of ...
The transmission of COVID-19 is the passing of coronavirus disease 2019 from person to person. COVID-19 is mainly transmitted when people breathe in air contaminated by droplets/aerosols and small airborne particles containing the virus. Infected people exhale those particles as they breathe, talk, cough, sneeze, or sing.
Illustration of a respiratory droplet, showing mucins (green), surfactant proteins and lipids (blue) and a coronavirus particle (pink) A common form of disease transmission is by way of respiratory droplets, generated by coughing, sneezing, or talking. Respiratory droplet transmission is the usual route for respiratory infections.
The COVID-19 FLiRT variant is still dominating the infection charts. The latest report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) published on July 6th, revealed that FLiRT is quickly spreading ...
An additional 6-7 million children under 5 may have suffered from wasting or acute malnutrition in 2020. [26] Stunting among the poorest children went 2.4 times higher, and the poorest children also had poorer diet. [26] UNICEF reports that 132 million people may have gone hungry in 2020, of that 44 million are children.
The most recent COVID-19 vaccine should offer protection against the XEC variant, Russo says. “The most recent version of the vaccine seems to be reasonably well-matched,” he says.
As the debate continues over whether children should return to school this fall, the coordinator of the White House's coronavirus task force says it's "still an open question" how much children ...