Symptoms of MIS-C (multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children) may affect children and teens younger than 21 years old.
MIS-C symptoms can occur in a child or teen who in the past few months either had COVID-19 or was in close contact with someone who had COVID-19.
You may not have known that your child or teen had COVID-19.
MIS-C symptoms may include:
- A fever for more than 24 hours along with any new or worse:
- Belly pain.
- Vomiting.
- Diarrhea.
- Rash.
- Red eyes.
- Dizziness.
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