COVID-19 symptoms in children and what you need to know about a rare post-viral syndrome

When the new coronavirus invaded the United States In the United States, public health messages focused on the most vulnerable: older Americans and people with underlying illnesses, such as heart and lung disease.

Young people, especially children, appear to be largely protected, and research has kept this message.

In an April study of more than 2,500 American children and adolescents. United States with COVID-19The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that people under the age of 18 accounted for only 1.7% of all reported coronavirus cases, despite 22% of the population.

Most infected children had mild or asymptomatic cases, similar to investigation of the Chinese CDC. Only 14%, at most, of children aged 1 to 17 with the disease were admitted to hospital.

But new reports of children with COVID-19 fall ill and sometimes die from a mysterious respiratory disease called "pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome " he naturally has nervous parents.

The syndrome affected at least 100 children and killed at least three in New York City on May 12 alone. In Europe, where previously reported, there were at least 100 cases in seven countries before April 30.

Here's how to detect the symptoms of both conditions in your child:

COVID-19 symptoms in children are similar to those in adults

Like adults, children receiving COVID-19 may experience the following symptoms:

• Cough
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• Fever
• Cold
• Muscle pain
• Sore throat
• New loss of taste or odor.

As with adults, this list is not exhaustive and continues to evolve as more and more people are tested and diagnosed.

For example, some people, including children, who test positive have other symptoms such as a runny nose, vomiting, or diarrhea.

Symptoms of the rare inflammatory syndrome seen in children include gastrointestinal problems.

Pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome seems to appear after children get COVID-19.

While doctors were not sure at the outset whether the disease was related to the coronavirus or in what way, study published on May 13 in the Lancet he discovered that there was a "strong association" between the two.

The best theory in the medical community is that the syndrome is due to "the patient's immune response," Jeffrey Burns, an intensive care specialist at Boston Children & # 39; s Hospital, he said to CNN.

The syndrome has been compared to rare childhood conditions, such as Kawasaki disease or toxic shock syndrome. According to American Academy of PediatricsSymptoms include:

• Persistent fever
• Abdominal pain, diarrhea, or vomiting.
• Rash or changes in skin color.
• Difficult breathing
• Fatigue or confusion

If you notice symptoms of any of your child's conditions, call your pediatrician.

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