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A mysterious illness is striking children amid the coronavirus pandemic – but is it Kawasaki disease?

  • Written by Mark Hicar, Assistant Professor, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
A number of young COVID-19 patients have developed inflammation in multiple organs.Ezra Acayan/Getty Images

Critically ill children have been ending up in intensive care units with shock-like symptoms in recent weeks, adding yet another mysterious layer to the coronavirus pandemic.

New York health officials began issuing alerts on May 4, describing...

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