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Doctors explain rare inflammatory syndrome

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Doctors explain rare inflammatory syndrome
Doctors explain rare inflammatory syndrome

New details about the sickness, possibly linked to coronavirus, that is targeting kids.

Doctors are now calling it "Pediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome."

TARGETING KIDS.DOCTORS ARE NOW CALLING IT'PEDIATRIC MULTI-SYSTEMINFLAMMATORY SYNDROME'.AT LEAST TWO YOUNG BOYS AND AN18 -YEAR-OLD GIRL HAVE DIEDFROM IT.IT CAN AFFECT MULTIPLE ORGANS..AND SYMPTOMS INCLUDE A HIGH--LONG LASTINGFEVER...RASHES...SWEL LING OFTHE PALMS AND FEET...SWOLLENLYMPH NODES...AND RED EYES.DOCTORS SAY...NOT ALL THECHILDREN EXPERIENCING THESEISSUES ARE CURRENTLY POSITIVEFOR COVID- 19...AND THIS SYNDROME COULD BE ADELAYED COMPLICATION.THIS HAPPENS WITH A LOT OFVIRUSES THAT THEY CAN TRIGGERTHESE TYPE OF INFLAMMATORYSYNDROMES .AND IN THE CASE OF COVID 19WE'VE SEEN IT IN ADULTS ANDTHIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'RESEEING IT IN CHILDREN."DOCTORS SAY - UNLIKE COVID-19-- THIS SYNDROME DOES NOTAPPEAR TO BE CONTAGIOUS.RESEARCHERS SAY TWO NEW STUDIESMAY HELP EXPLAIN WHY THERE'SSUCH A WIDE

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