Coronavirus Spain: Girl, 11, dies from Kawasaki-like syndrome

An eleven-year-old girl has died from organ failure in Spain after suffering from a Kawasaki-like disease linked to the coronavirus, according to local media. The child, who had no known underlying health conditions, passed away at the Joan XXIII University Hospital of Tarragona in Catalonia yesterday after testing positive for Covid-19.  Catalonia’s public health secretary claimed … Read more

Spanish girl, 11, dies from Kawasaki-like inflammatory syndrome linked to Covid-19

An eleven-year-old girl has died from organ failure in Spain after suffering from a Kawasaki-like disease linked to the coronavirus, according to local media. The child, who had no known underlying health conditions, passed away at the Joan XXIII University Hospital of Tarragona in Catalonia yesterday after testing positive for Covid-19.  Catalonia’s public health secretary claimed … Read more

Coronavirus: Children with Kawasaki-like have NEW disease

Children with coronavirus who develop bizarre and dangerous inflammation similar to Kawasaki syndrome are suffering from an entirely new disease, a new study suggests.  At least 100 children in the US have developed a wide array of potentially life-threatening inflammatory symptoms after testing positive for coronavirus. Similar numbers have been seen in the UK and … Read more

Dangerous Kawasaki-like condition seen in children with COVID-19 is a NEW disease

Children with coronavirus who develop bizarre and dangerous inflammation similar to Kawasaki syndrome are suffering from an entirely new disease, a new study suggests.  At least 100 children in the US have developed a wide array of potentially life-threatening inflammatory symptoms after testing positive for coronavirus. Similar numbers have been seen in the UK and … Read more

Rare Kawasaki-like inflammatory disease ‘is TWICE as common in youngsters of African heritage’ 

A mysterious inflammatory disease that strikes children and is linked to Covid-19 is less common in Europeans, research suggests.   Doctors analysed 21 youngsters who admitted to hospital in Paris with the condition – which is similar to Kawasaki disease, affecting the blood vessels and heart. Results showed more than half (57 per cent) of youngsters were … Read more

Young adults in their 20s could be susceptible to inflammatory Kawasaki-like syndrome

By Joe Pinkstone for MailOnline, 14 May 2020 Scientists have found the first clear evidence that infection with coronavirus causes the Kawasaki-like inflammatory condition affecting children. A study of eight children admitted to a Birmingham hospital with the condition reveals they were infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus several weeks before showing symptoms. All of the … Read more

Kawasaki-like disease affecting children IS caused by the coronavirus

Scientists have found the first clear evidence that infection with coronavirus causes the Kawasaki-like inflammatory condition affecting children.  A study of eight children admitted to a Birmingham hospital with the condition reveals they were infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus several weeks before showing symptoms.  All of the children tested negative in the traditional lab-based test … Read more