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Persistent fever, skin rash, abdominal pain – these are just a few of the possible symptoms of a mysterious disease that is increasingly being diagnosed in children in New York. The majority of affected patients are said to have corona antibodies in their blood.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has expressed concern over dozens of cases of coronavirus-related childhood syndrome. De Blasio said 38 cases of the syndrome in which various parts of the body are affected by inflammatory processes have already been identified in New York City. There are also nine suspected cases.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo later said that authorities across the state are investigating 85 possible cases of this syndrome. Symptoms include persistent fever, rash, abdominal pain, and vomiting.
Cuomo previously said that three deaths in the state have been linked to this syndrome. According to authorities, the victims were a five-year-old boy, an elementary student and a teenager. Previous illnesses were not known to them. Two other suspicious deaths are under investigation.
81 percent had corona antibodies in their blood
Apparently, an excessive immune response is triggered in children affected by the syndrome. “And this damages the body,” de Blasio said. She called all parents whose children suffered from the symptoms described to seek medical help immediately. In order to clarify a possible connection to the novel coronavirus, all affected children would now be screened for the pathogen and the antibody against Sars-CoV-2. Of the children examined so far, 47 percent were infected with the corona virus and 81 percent had antibodies against the pathogen in their blood.
The syndrome is similar to Kawasaki syndrome. It is a vascular disease that occurs in children from an unknown cause. Cases of the apparently new syndrome have also been reported in the United Kingdom, France and other European countries. Most affected children recovered well from symptoms. New York is the most affected by the crown pandemic in the United States, which in turn is the most affected country in the world.
