Coronavirus in children is thought to occur less frequently, right?

Recently, the world's attention has been focused on the pneumonia outbreak caused by a new virus, namely Novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Hundreds of victims have been infected and 26 of them have died. How does the coronavirus affect children?

So far. there is no information regarding the age demographic description of the victims of the novel coronavirus. However, in the previous outbreaks of the coronavirus, children were reported to have had fewer infections. Why? Check out the reviews below to find out the answer.

Coronavirus cases are rare in your little one

Parents must be worried about the new pneumonia outbreak in Wuhan, China. How could I not, the plague caused by Novel coronavirus this has infected hundreds and infected hundreds of others, including in countries outside of China.

In 2010 there was research from the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases which states that coronavirus is very rare in children.

Researchers from Italy who conducted this research said, HCoVs (Human coronaviruses) in children only causes minor upper respiratory tract infections (ARI).

The number of victims of the coronavirus that afflicts children is quite rare. According to the CDC, SARS victims in children had the lowest percentage, which was less than 5 percent of all SARS cases.

From 2004 until now there have been no additional reports regarding coronavirus , especially SARS, which affects infants and children. Even so, the risk of coronavirus in children still exists. This risk is fairly low, but that doesn't mean you could be careless about recent events.

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The reason coronavirus is rarely found in your little one

Still referring to the same research, there are several reasons why coronavirus is rarely found in babies and children.

First, the transmission of the coronavirus to children tends to be low because most of the places where the outbreaks occur are in hospitals. Therefore, health workers and adult patients are more susceptible to this virus, while children are not allowed to visit hospitals.

Then, children aged 2.5 - 3.5 years turned out to have antibodies to HCoVs. This reason is the basis why infection coronavirus in children is quite low and is more often found in older children and adolescents.

What's more, these two categories of children also have chronic illnesses associated with the virus and are currently undergoing hospitalization.

Symptoms of the coronavirus that parents need to know

Normally, the symptoms of the coronavirus that appear in children are not much different from those that appear in adults. Coronavirus symptoms are similar to flu or colds that occur 2-4 days after a viral infection and tend to be less severe.

Here are some symptoms parents need to know in order to increase alertness and get treated early.

• sneezing and coughing
• runny nose
• fever
• faster breathing rhythm
• sore throat
• asthma

The signs above may be similar to other diseases. However, it is possible that these symptoms indicate the child's body is being attacked by this virus.

Therefore, if you find symptoms of coronavirus in children, it is advisable to consult a doctor to get the right treatment. That way, you can avoid the worst risk of a disease outbreak that is currently happening.