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    N.Y. Mom Describes Son's Battle With Pediatric Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome

    At least 150 children in the U.S. are now believed to have contracted a new illness thought to be connected to COVID-19.
    May 18, 2020 3 minutes
    Amber Dean's 9-year-old son Bobby contracted pediatric multi-system inflammatory system, a new illness thought to be connected to the coronavirus. (Courtesy Amber Dean)

    At least 150 children in the United States are now believed to have contracted pediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome, a new illness thought to be connected to COVID-19.

    The United Kingdom, France, Spain and Canada have also sent out warnings about the disease. In response, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a list of criteria for doctors to use to diagnose it: fever, inflammation, two affected organs and either a positive test for COVID-19, a

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