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In Russia, 13 children had been treated (5 with intensive care) by mid-June for a multisystem inflammatory syndrome at the Morozov Children's Hospital in Moscow, including a 2-year-old girl with the COVID-19 infection who died on 23 May following an initial diagnosis of suspected Kawasaki disease. [90]
However, some people continue to experience a range of effects, such as fatigue, for prolonged periods after an initial COVID-19 infection. [20] This is the result of a condition called long COVID, which can be described as a range of persistent symptoms that continue for months or years. [20]
Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine have numerous, potentially serious, side effects, such as retinopathy, hypoglycemia, or life-threatening arrhythmia and cardiomyopathy. [26] Both drugs have extensive interactions with prescription drugs, affecting the therapeutic dose and disease mitigation.
The American Assn. of Pediatrics reported that more than 7 million children have had COVID in the U.S. since the start of the pandemic, representing 17.2% of cases overall.
A COVID-19 vaccine is intended to provide acquired immunity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2), the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 . Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, an established body of knowledge existed about the structure and function of coronaviruses causing diseases like severe acute ...
The timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic lists the articles containing the chronology and epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2, [1] the virus that causes the coronavirus disease 2019 and is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. The first human cases of COVID-19 occurred in Wuhan, People's Republic of China, on or about 17 November 2019. [2]
However, some people continue to experience a range of effects, such as fatigue, for prolonged periods after an initial COVID-19 infection. [62] This is the result of a condition called long COVID , which can be described as a range of persistent symptoms that continue for months or years. [ 62 ]
A February 7 autopsy [72] was completed in April (after virus tests on tissue samples) and attributed the death to Transmural Myocardial Ischemia (Infarction) with a Minor Component of Myocarditis due to COVID-19 Infection. Her case indicates that community transmission was happening undetected in the US, most likely since December.