Yanukit Raiva / EyeEm/Getty Images(NEW YORK) During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the most misunderstood complications children were experiencing was MIS-C.
MIS-C, or multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, is a condition in which different body parts can become inflamed such as the heart, lungs, brain and kidneys and is often seen in children after they are diagnosed with COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Over the course of the pandemic, there have been 9,499 reported cases of MIS-C and 79 deaths, CDC data shows. Cases especially skyrocketed during the first year of the pandemic.
Since then, however, MIS-C cases have dropped dramatically and have almost disappeared entirely. Experts told ABC News they are not sure why this is but there are probably multiple reasons, including more children being immune to COVID-19, as well as newer variants causing less severe complications.
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