Trinidad and Tobago has no cases of MIS-A: Dr Hinds

While there have done 20 cases of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), epidemiologist Dr Avery Hinds states there have been no cases identified of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Adults (MIS-A) so far.

He was replying to questions from the journalists at the Health Ministry’s virtual media briefing.

These two syndromes are resistant replies to the covid19 virus and typically occur six weeks after contracting the virus. Symptoms include headache, vomiting, diarrhoea, intestinal pain, red tongue, rash, red lips, red eyes.

The Health Ministry declared the children with MIS-C are all doing fine.

When questioned if there have been any crises of MIS-A, Hinds stated, “I do not contemplate we’ve seen any type of giving along those lines in adults.

“What we’ve seen is trouble breathing, adult respiratory distress symptoms – something that we demand if you have a close respiratory illness affecting an adult.

“So, in the loss of information to the contrary, I would have to say no.”

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a rare but critical difficulty in children and adolescents affected with SARS-CoV-2, the infection that produces COVID-19. Since June 2020, there have been some reports of a similar multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults (MIS-A).