Initially, we thought COVID-19 was a viral disease that affected predominantly the elderly, who often had many comorbidities like lung disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure.
In New York over the past several weeks, several children have developed a rare condition similar to a known condition called Kawasaki disease.
Fauci commented on a rare inflammatory syndrome that has been linked to COVID-19, which has killed several children in New York and affected many others.
Unfortunately, the blood vessels most commonly affected in Kawasaki disease are the coronary vessels; that is, the vessels that supply blood to the heart.
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The children have also developed symptoms associated with toxic shock syndrome, which have led some researchers to call this condition “Kawasaki-like shock syndrome associated with COVID-19”.
