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Diagnosis is by specialist clinical evaluation. [59] Diagnostic suspicion may be raised by unexplained persistent fever and clinically concerning symptoms following exposure to COVID-19. [14] Families need to seek immediate medical care, as the child's condition can deteriorate rapidly. [7]
The CDC estimates that 40% of people infected never show symptoms (i.e. are asymptomatic), [98] although there is a 75% chance they can still spread the disease. And while children have a lower risk of becoming ill or dying, the CDC warns that they can still function as asymptomatic carriers and transmit the virus to adults. [98]
Symptoms of COVID-19. Some less common symptoms of COVID-19 can be relatively non-specific; however the most common symptoms are fever, dry cough, and loss of taste and smell. [1] [22] Among those who develop symptoms, approximately one in five may become more seriously ill and have difficulty in breathing.
The symptoms that showed up in younger children were less likely to overlap with symptoms experienced by adults with long COVID. The authors said this underscored the importance of age-based research.
Among children ages 6 to 11, the researchers identified 10 symptoms associated with long COVID: trouble with memory and focus, back or neck pain, stomach pain, headaches, itchy skin or rash ...
Kids were developing dangerous inflammation around the heart and other organs, often weeks after their initial infections with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19.
This chart can help you compare their symptoms and onset times. It can be hard to determine if you have Covid, flu, or RSV as all three viruses circulate. ... almost a fourth of children have ...
Children are more likely to experience gastrointestinal symptoms than adults. [12] Children are less likely to become hospitalized than adults. [3] [13] [14] [15] Several explanations contributing to the milder COVID-19 symptoms experienced, in the acute phase, by children have been suggested, including: [16] [17] a lower expression of ACE-2 ...