MIS-C is a threat to children affected by Covid, four deaths in Kerala, health department urges extreme caution

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Multi-system Inflammatory Syndrome in children (MIS-C) is spreading, raising concerns on the health of children affected with Covid. Authorities said so far four children have died of MIS-C. The only way to prevent the disease from getting worse is to seek treatment as soon as the symptoms appear. The chief minister had announced that special training would be given to doctors of the state for the treatment of MIS-C. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that hospitals have been directed to report any symptoms of MIS-C.

Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome is a condition where different body parts can become inflamed. Symptoms include fever, abdominal pain, and redness of the skin.

Seven-year-old Advait, son of Vinod and Vidya from Pattanakkad in Alappuzha died of MIS-C the other day. The parents said initially the disease could not be diagnosed in places where he was treated initially and by the time he was brought to SAT Hospital in Thiruvananthapuram, his health deteriorated.