A Florida family is mourning the loss of an 8-year-old girl who died after showing signs of a rare but serious syndrome related to the new coronavirus, her father said.
Deaurra Nealy, a second grader at Twin Lakes Academy Elementary in Jacksonville, died on Sunday – just days after showing signs of coronavirus-associated multisystemic inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), her father, Dearick Nealy, told the press. WJXT station location.
At the moment, doctors do not know exactly what causes MIS-C. (iStock)
“A perfectly healthy child, having a normal stomach ache and a negative COVID test,” he said. “And then her fever wouldn’t go down.”
MIS-C is a condition that frequently causes inflammation in different parts of the body, including the heart, lungs, kidneys, brain, skin, eyes or gastrointestinal organs, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Symptoms of the disease usually include fever, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, neck pain, skin rash, red eyes and fatigue.
At the moment, doctors do not know exactly what causes MIS-C. But many children who develop it “had the virus that causes COVID-19, or have already lived with someone with COVID-19,” according to the CDC.
Nealy said her daughter tested positive for antibodies to the coronavirus, indicating that she had been infected with the virus at some point.
“She struggled to be great at everything, on her grades. She was 100 and 95, and thought she was not good enough. That’s the kind of person she was, ”he recalled. She wanted to lift people up and lit up the room when she entered. I mean, she inspired so many people in such a short time. I just knew that she was a perfect child. “
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After her daughter’s death, Nealy encouraged others to continue to take COVID-19 seriously – especially if they have children.
“Many people are told that COVID-19 does not affect children. And many people are lazy with simple sanitary measures, like masks and hand sanitizer – just something simple, ”he said. “It’s to help not pass this on to anyone else.”