Kawasaki disease

/kˌaʊəsˈɑːki dɪzˈiːz/

Kawasaki disease

an acute disease of young children characterized by a rash and swollen lymph nodes and fever; of unknown cause

Examples

1. Kawasaki disease is an illness that causes inflammation in blood vessels, particularly in kids.

2. Kawasaki disease is a rare condition that mostly affects very young children.

3. Kawasaki disease normally affects kids with an average age of three, but these patients were closer to seven and a half.

4. A 2005 study even linked cases of Kawasaki disease to a coronavirus called HCOV-NH, which is similar to one that causes the common cold.