COMMUNITY HAS RAISED CONCERNS OVER IT’S CLOSE CONNECTION TO THE COVID-19 VIRAL OUTBREAK… CLOSE TO 1 HUNDRED CASES HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED IN NEW YORK, WITH 3 CHILDREN DEAD IN THE STATE… THERE ARE ALSO CASES IN 16 MORE STATES…INCLUDING HERE IN MISSISSIPPI… HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE REPORTING THE FIRST SUSPECTED CASE IN THE STATE… IT’S A NEW CONDITION THAT’S SIMILAR TO KAWASAKI’S DISEASE WHERE WE SEE BASICALLY AN IMMUNE REACTION AHH SOME PERIOD OF TIME AFTER THE CORONAVIRUS HAS CAUSED AN INFECTION IN CHILDREN. IT’S PRIMARILY IN CHILDREN LESS THAN 5 YEARS OF AGE. DR. JUSTIN TURNER IS AN INTERNAL MEDICINE PHYSICIAN… HE SAYS THIS DISEASE CAN IMPACT SEVERAL ORGANS IN THE BODY AT THE SAME TIME…AND IT’S TRIGGERED BY COVID- 19… IT CAN AFFECT THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND CAUSE ISSUES AH WITH THE BRAIN, AND CAUSE CONFUSION, AND CAUSE SEIZURES AND DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT. IT CAN ALSO INVOLVE THE HEART AND CAUSE CARDIOVASCULAR PROBLEMS DR. TURNER SAYS IT CAN EVEN EFFECT THE KIDNEYS… THE SYMPTOMS OF PMIS INCLUDE FEVER, RASH, ABDOMINAL PAIN, AND OTHER SYMPTOMS… INITIALLY TURNER SAYS DOCTORS THOUGHT WHAT THEY WERE SEEING IN PATIENTS WAS KAWASAKI DISEASE… PATIENTS WHO HAVE PMIS ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME WHICH YOU DON’T SEE OFTEN IN KAWASAKI PHYSICIANS ARE ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THIS DISEASE, BECAUSE NOT ALL KIDS WHO HAVE THE SYNDROME ARE TESTING POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS… THE CDC HAS ISSUED A HEALTH ADVISORY MULTISYSTEM INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME IN CHILDREN… ASKING FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO REPORT SUSPECTED CASES TO PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITIES… CDC ON PEDIATRIC MULTISYSTEM INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME “CDC IS REQUESTING HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS REPORT SUSPECTED CASES TO PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITIES TO BETTER CHARACTERIZE THIS NEWLY RECOGNIZED CONDITION IN THE PEDIATRIC POPULATION.” IN THE MEANTIME, MEDICAL OFFICERS ARE REMINDING PARENTS TO WASH YOUR HANDS, DON’T TAKE CHILDREN IN PUBLIC, AND WEAR YOUR MASK WHEN YOU’RE OUT… DR. TUNER SAYS THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF WHY HE IS TELLING HIS PATIENTS DON’T LET YOUR GUARD DOWN, WHEN IT COMES TO COVID-19… THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS IT WILL START COLLECTING CASE REPORTS FROM PHYSICIANS SO THEY CAN REPORT THEM TO THE C- D-C… TROY JOHNSON, 16 WAPT NEWS AT 10…
Suspected case of syndrome that strikes children reported in Mississippi, Dobbs says
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The first case of a syndrome that strikes children has been reported in Mississippi, state health officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs said Thursday.Multisystem inflammatory syndrome appears to be a post-COVID-19 syndrome, according to Dr. Jeffrey Burns, a critical care specialist at Boston Children’s Hospital, who is among those studying the condition. It’s not caused by coronavirus, but appears to be an immune response from the patient, Burns said.Symptoms include persistent fever, inflammation and poor function in organs such as the kidneys or heart. Children may also show evidence of blood vessel inflammation, such as red eyes, a bright red tongue and cracked lips, according to a pediatric infectious diseases expert.Dobbs did not release details of the case, but said the syndrome is now a condition the Mississippi State Department of Health is tracking, which means that physicians are asked to report cases to the MSDH.Dobbs also announced that all residents and employees at long-term care facilities in Mississippi will be tested for COVID-19 in an effort to slow the spread.“We’ve switched gears a little bit to test everyone in LTC,” Gov. Tate Reeves said. “At least 85% or 90% are over the age of 60. There is no doubt that this virus is particularly cruel to those individuals in that vulnerable category.”Reeves reminded residents that the elderly and those with compromised immune systems and some pre-existing conditions should continue to shelter-in-place.Reeves said 4% of the population of Mississippi has been tested for the virus. Dobbs said the state has been successful in flattening the curve.“It’s important not to lose the ground we’ve made,” Dobbs said. “Don’t go out if you don’t need to, but if you do, practice social distancing and good hand hygiene.” More on coronavirus in MississippiMap shows coronavirus cases in Mississippi by countyWhere you can get tested for COVID-19 in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. —
The first case of a syndrome that strikes children has been reported in Mississippi, state health officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs said Thursday.
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome appears to be a post-COVID-19 syndrome, according to Dr. Jeffrey Burns, a critical care specialist at Boston Children’s Hospital, who is among those studying the condition. It’s not caused by coronavirus, but appears to be an immune response from the patient, Burns said.
Symptoms include persistent fever, inflammation and poor function in organs such as the kidneys or heart. Children may also show evidence of blood vessel inflammation, such as red eyes, a bright red tongue and cracked lips, according to a pediatric infectious diseases expert.
Dobbs did not release details of the case, but said the syndrome is now a condition the Mississippi State Department of Health is tracking, which means that physicians are asked to report cases to the MSDH.
Dobbs also announced that all residents and employees at long-term care facilities in Mississippi will be tested for COVID-19 in an effort to slow the spread.
“We’ve switched gears a little bit to test everyone in LTC,” Gov. Tate Reeves said. “At least 85% or 90% are over the age of 60. There is no doubt that this virus is particularly cruel to those individuals in that vulnerable category.”
Reeves reminded residents that the elderly and those with compromised immune systems and some pre-existing conditions should continue to shelter-in-place.
Reeves said 4% of the population of Mississippi has been tested for the virus. Dobbs said the state has been successful in flattening the curve.
“It’s important not to lose the ground we’ve made,” Dobbs said. “Don’t go out if you don’t need to, but if you do, practice social distancing and good hand hygiene.”
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