Tag: MIS-C

Zyrin Foots, 10-years-old A 10-year-old boy died on Wednesday following a two-week battle with COVID-19 and complications from the virus. Zyrin Foots, a 10-year-old boy from Texas, developed Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C) after contracting COVID-19. A rare condition, MIS-C causes inflammation in children's organs, including the heart, and the inability of his heart to pump blood caused him to develop gangrene in his legs. Gangrene makes body tissue die and can be life-threatening if left untreated, and the treatment can result in the loss of a body part as well. Ashley Engmann, Foots' aunt, told KTRK-TV that doctors gave her sister, Foots' mother, a choice. The choice was to amputate his arms and legs, which would give him a 25 percent chance of survival. Without the a...