Doctors at Rady Children's Hospital said Monday they're seeing more kids diagnosed with multisystem inflammatory syndrome or MIS-C. Experts said just as we've seen a surge in coronavirus cases recently, we're also seeing a surge in MIS-C cases in children.
Joseph Dunn's 19-month-old son, Santiago, came down with a high fever Christmas Eve.
"It got up to 105, we took him to urgent care," said Dunn.
His son eventually ended up in the intensive care unit at Rady Children's Hospital.
"They were doing all these tests, and he's just crying and there's not much I could do," he said.
His son was diagnosed with MIS-C. According to experts, the illness only affects children who were exposed to COVID-19 four to five weeks earlier. Dunn tells News 8 he and his wife tested positive more than a month ago. Both had mild symptoms.
