multisystem inflammatory syndrome

[muhl-tee-sis-tuhm in-flam-uh-tawr-ee sin-drohm, -druhm, muhl-tahy-]

noun

1. Also called pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome,. Also called PIMS. multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, a serious medical condition in children and adolescents, associated with COVID-19 infection, in which multiple organs or tissues become severely inflamed. MIS-C

2. multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults, a similar inflammatory condition affecting adults. MIS-A

Word History and Origins

Origin of multisystem inflammatory syndrome¹

First recorded in 2020

Example Sentences

Children and adults who have multisystem inflammatory syndrome should wait to get vaccinated until recovering from being sick and 90 days have passed since the diagnosis, according to the CDC.

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“There were no deaths or adverse events of special interest among adolescent trial participants, including multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children.”

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Children who developed multisystem inflammatory syndrome, or MIS-C, are also more vulnerable to long COVID.

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Public health officials and healthcare providers have also been monitoring rare cases of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children, or MIS-C among kids who were recently infected with COVID-19.

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Although COVID-19 infections have become more frequent with the newer variants, multisystem inflammatory syndrome, a serious condition seen in a small number of children early in the pandemic, has become much less common.

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