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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Sat May 23, 2020, 03:17 PM May 2020

2 cases of rare child illness linked to COVID-19 reported in Washington

The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) confirmed two cases of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) associated with COVID-19 in western Washington.

One child lives in Snohomish County and the other lives in King County. One patient is under the age of 10, and the other is between 10 and 19 years old, the DOH said. Both patients were treated at Seattle Children's hospital.

These are the only cases of MIS-C reported so far in Washington state.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), MIS-C is a condition where different body parts can become inflamed, including the heart, lungs, kidneys, brain, skin, eyes, or gastrointestinal organs. It is unclear what causes MIS-C, but many children with symptoms were previously diagnosed with coronavirus or have been around someone diagnosed with coronavirus.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/2-cases-of-rare-child-illness-linked-to-covid-19-reported-in-washington/ar-BB14u6FO

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