Investigating the behavior of coronavirus 2019 in children's society

Investigating the behavior of coronavirus 2019 in children's society
zahra hosienzade,^1,* fatemeh emamverdian,²
1. Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
2. Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Introduction: Coronavirus 2019 was declared an epidemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020, and all activities around the world ceased. Since the virus was identified, initial data have focused primarily on adult infection, and there is little data on childhood infection. The present study examines the symptoms and how the disease occurs in children.
Methods: In this review, we searched for COVID-19, Infectious Diseases of Children, COVID-19 and Children in websites such as the Pub Med and Google Scholar. Finally, 17 papers in English and Persian were used for the regulation of the article.
Results: At the beginning of the outbreak, Covid 19 was thought to be an adult disease; However, according to new laboratory data, children are not immune to this disease. Unlike SARS and MERS, we have very little experience with children infected with the 2019 Corona virus; But according to research by Brandon et al., Covid 19, like SARS and Mercer, had milder symptoms and Less hospitalization, in children than in adults. Wang et al., In relation to children with Covid 19, concluded that; There were no severe cases and the most common symptom was fever, which was present in 65% of the children studied. Other symptoms such as cough, fatigue and diarrhea were less common and symptoms such as runny nose, vomiting and headache were rare. The lack of primary infection statistics of children was due to: low scope of children's activities in the community, different response of children's immune system to the virus, low underlying disease in children, non-smoking and low number of international trips among children.
Conclusion: The low number of children at the beginning does not mean that children are less susceptible to infection; The community of children is also affected by Covid 19. Children at any age are susceptible and no significant sex differences are observed. Obviously, more studies are needed to shape the characteristics of this disease in children.
Keywords: COVID-19, Infectious Diseases of Children, COVID-19 and Children