'Parents Worst Nightmare': Mysterious Coronavirus Disease Detected in 15 States

On May 13, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that 15 states are currently investigating cases of a mysterious disease in children that is potentially associated with coronavirus. The governor urged parents to “know” about the inflammatory syndrome allegedly associated with COVID-19, writes CBS News.

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“If your child came into contact with someone who had a COVID, even if it happened a few weeks ago, this should be especially worrying, — Cuomo said at his daily May 13 press conference. — You should know."

Currently, more than 100 cases of "multisystemic inflammatory syndrome in children" have been identified in New York. Doctors in the United Kingdom first reported cases of a syndrome that appears to be similar to Kawasaki disease — a rare but serious disease seen in some children who have contracted a viral infection.

"New York is in many ways at gunpoint, — Cuomo said. — "We are examining 102 cases where children who might have been infected with the COVID virus show symptoms of an inflammatory disease such as Kawasaki disease or toxic shock syndrome."

According to the governor, in addition to New York, another 14 states, as well as Washington, DC, and 5 European countries reported cases. States: California, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah and Washington.

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Three children in New York aged 5, 7, and 18 died after the onset of symptoms of the disease. Of the 102 cases identified in the state, 60% tested positive for COVID-19 and 40% — on antibodies to it.

“That means the kids either have the virus, or it could have been a few weeks ago,” — stressed Cuomo.

70% of these children in New York had to be treated in the intensive care unit, 19% — needed intubation, while 43% — still hospitalized. Cuomo said that cases occurred across the state in children of different ages, most of them from 5 to 14 years old.

According to New Jersey Health Commissioner Judith Persicilli at a May 11 news conference, cases reported in New Jersey concerned children aged 3 to 18. She said that the state received 18 reports of the syndrome from 9 districts, and 4 of the identified cases tested positive for COVID-19.

On May 11, the New York City Department of Health sent a warning to 49 other states, notifying them of the correlation of the syndrome with COVID-19. At that time, only 85 cases were recorded in New York.

On May 13, the governor noted that recently, health officials considered children a safe group in terms of coronavirus infection.

“We thought that the children were not particularly affected by the virus, and now we are figuring out what is happening to them. The condition manifests itself, perhaps after a few weeks, which really worries " — he said.

According to Cuomo, since the syndrome may not appear earlier than a few weeks after the coronavirus infection and does not look like a normal case of COVID-19, the syndrome may not have been initially diagnosed as being associated with the virus.

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Symptoms of COVID-19 are predominantly respiratory; but a syndrome similar to Kawasaki observed in children appears to be caused by inflammation of the blood vessels. The predominant manifestations include prolonged fever, abdominal pain, and skin rash. Children suffering from this disease also showed changes in skin color (it became pale, spotty or cyanotic), difficulty in feeding (in infants), shortness of breath, rapid heartbeat, and lethargy, irritability, or confusion.

According to the governor, the state health department ordered hospitals to give high priority to testing for COVID-19 in children with any of the symptoms associated with the inflammatory syndrome.

"This is the parents worst nightmare," - summed up he.

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