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AdvertisementLouisiana sees another significant spike in COVID-19-related illness affecting childrenHide TranscriptShow TranscriptCENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL. MIS SEE WHICH IS WHICH IS THE ACRONYM FOR MULTI-DISC. I’M SORRY MULTI-SYSTEM INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME IN CHILDREN. IS SOMETHING THAT THAT THAT IS REAL AND IT’S HAPPENING AROUND THE COUNTRY AND IS HAPPENING HERE IN LOUISIANA. OBVIOUSLY LIKE ITS NAME WOULD INDICATE ITS CONDITION IN CHILDREN WHERE DIFFERENT BODY PARTS CAN BECOME INFLAMED INCLUDING THE HEART THE LUNGS THE KIDNEYS BRAIN SKIN EYES GASTROINTESTINAL ORGANS. MAN, WE DON’T YET KNOW EXACTLY WHAT CAUSES IT BUT WE KNOW THERE IS A RELATIONSHIP TO THE VIRUS WITH THESE CHILDREN THAT THEY’VE HAD IT OR THAT THEY’VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH SOMEONE WHO ACTUALLY HAD COVID-19 DISEASE AND IT CAN BE SERIOUS AND IT CAN BE DEADLY BUT MOST CHILDREN WHO ARE DIAGNOSED WITH THIS CONDITION DO GET BETTER WITH APPROPRIATE MEDICAL CARE. UM AND AND THE DEFINITION OF AN MIS SEE CASE, THE INDIVIDUAL HAS TO BE UNDER THE AGE OF 21 WITH THE FEVER EVIDENCE OF INFLAMMATION AND SEVERE ILLNESS INVOLVING MORE THAN TWO ORGANS THAT REQUIRES HOSPITALIZATION AND OTHER PLAUSIBLE DIAGNOSIS. AND THEN A POSITIVE COVID-19 TEST OR EXPOSURE TO A CONFIRMED CASE WITHIN THE FOUR WEEKS PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF SYMPTOMS. SO WHEN YOU WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR SYNDROME. THAT’S THAT’S WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT. I DO WANT YOU TO KNOW. IT’S IN LOUISIANA AND THAT’S WHY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IS SHARED TO OF WHAT THEY CALL HEALTH ALERTS TO ALL HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS ACROSS THE STATE FIRST ON MAY THE 9TH AND THEN AGAIN ON MAY THE 15TH THESE ALERTS RAISE AWARENESS OF EM IS C AND URGED PROVIDERS WHO HAVE CARED FOR OR CARING FOR A CURRENTLY PATIENTS YOUNGER THAN 21 YEARS OF AGE THESE CRITERIA TO MEAL. PORT THEM TO THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH INFECTIOUS DISEASE EPIDEMIOLOGY TEAM WE CAN TELL YOU THAT WE HAVE 13 CONFIRMED CASES OF THEM IS SEE ACROSS THE STATE OF LOUISIANA AND ONE OF EM IS SEE RELATED DEATH TO RESPECT THE PRIVACY OF THE YOUNG PERSON AND THAT PERSON’S FAMILY. OBVIOUSLY, WE’RE NOT GOING TO SHARE ANY ADDITIONAL DETAILS AT THIS TIME. OF THE 13 CONFIRMED CASES. THE RANGE IN AGE IS FROM 0 TO 19. THE MEDIAN AGE IS 11:6 OF THE PATIENTS ARE FEMALE 7 OR MAIL FOR OR HOSPITALIZED 12. I’M SORRY EIGHT HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED IN TERMS OF RACE. SEVEN ARE BLACK 3 OR WHITE AND THREE FIT THE OTHER CATEGORY. IN TERMS OF ETHNICITY TO OR HISPANIC AND 11 OR NON-HISPANIC. FOR CONTEXT WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE HAD EIGHT HUNDRED EIGHTY CASES TESTED OF COVID-19 IN INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE OLD AND YOUNGER. THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WILL REPORT THIS DATA WEEKLY ON MONDAYS AND IT’S GROWN A VIRUS WEB PAGE AND IF WE HAVE MORE UPDATES THAT NEED TO BE BROUGHT YOUR ATTENTION, I WILL RELAY THEM HERE AS WELL AT OUR PRESS CONFERENCES THE WEBSITE THAT YOUAdvertisementLouisiana sees another significant spike in COVID-19-related illness affecting childrenLouisiana has seen another significant jump in cases of MIS-C, which is a potentially deadly inflammatory disease thought to be tied to COVID-19 in children. It causes inflammation in several major organs, including the heart.The state health department now says it has diagnosed a running total of 44 cases. That is up significantly from the last reported number of 30. In addition, the number of cases requiring hospitalization remains at six. Overall three children have died.Louisiana has seen another significant jump in cases of MIS-C, which is a potentially deadly inflammatory disease thought to be tied to COVID-19 in children. It causes inflammation in several major organs, including the heart.AdvertisementThe state health department now says it has diagnosed a running total of 44 cases. That is up significantly from the last reported number of 30. In addition, the number of cases requiring hospitalization remains at six. Overall three children have died.Loading more articles...

AdvertisementLouisiana sees another significant spike in COVID-19-related illness affecting childrenHide TranscriptShow TranscriptCENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL. MIS SEE WHICH IS WHICH IS THE ACRONYM FOR MULTI-DISC. I’M SORRY MULTI-SYSTEM INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME IN CHILDREN. IS SOMETHING THAT THAT THAT IS REAL AND IT’S HAPPENING AROUND THE COUNTRY AND IS HAPPENING HERE IN LOUISIANA. OBVIOUSLY LIKE ITS NAME WOULD INDICATE ITS CONDITION IN CHILDREN WHERE DIFFERENT BODY PARTS CAN BECOME INFLAMED INCLUDING THE HEART THE LUNGS THE KIDNEYS BRAIN SKIN EYES GASTROINTESTINAL ORGANS. MAN, WE DON’T YET...

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