An 8-month-old baby who had no underlying health conditions has passed away from coronavirus-linked Kawasaki disease.
Alexander Parsons lost the battle against the disease after being admitted to hospital and suffering a ruptured aneurysm.
He was diagnosed with Kawasaki disease, a condition that causes blood vessels to swell, after developing fever, swollen lymph nodes, and rashes.
Little Alex died in his mother’s arms.
In an interview with the Mirror, 29-year-old Kathryn Rowlands said: “I can’t believe I carried him for longer than he was alive. I will never be whole again.
“And more parents will be in the same unimaginable position unless the Government starts to listen to the advice of scientists and stops gambling with people’s lives.”
The grieving mother added: “The doctors and nurses who fought to save Alex were incredible – but if they’d known more about the Covid-Kawasaki link, they possibly could have done more.”
The first symptoms of the child’s illness was a pinprick rash, swollen lymph nodes, and a high fever. He then developed severe sickness and the soles of his feet and his hands turned red.
“We thought it was a viral infection,” Kath expressed. “We called 111 and they said it could be mumps. When he began vomiting we called back.”
Alex was transferred to Bristol Royal Hospital for Children when his condition worsened. A heart scan found enlarged arteries and fluid and multiple coronary aneurysms. He passed away the next night.
“I was about to try to settle him down for bed but he was so upset,” heartbroken Kathryn said. “He cried in a way I hadn’t heard. I held him and sang to him, then his head went back. He was floppy in my arms.”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called the illness multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). It was found by researchers to be caused by coronavirus.
“Healthcare providers who have cared or are caring for patients younger than 21 years of age meeting MIS-C criteria should report suspected cases to their local, state, or territorial health department,” the CDC previously stated.
New York previously called the condition ‘Pediatric Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (PMIS). There have been over a hundred reported cases in the state, including at least three fatalities.
Sunil Sood, a pediatrician in New York, said most of the cases seemed to emerged 4 to 6 weeks after a child had contracted the infection and had already developed antibodies.
“They had the virus, the body fought it off earlier. But now there’s this delayed exaggerated immune response,” he expressed.
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