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Pediatrics and COVID-19.
Toptan, Tuna; Ciesek, Sandra; Hoehl, Sebastian.
  • Toptan T; Institute of Medical Virology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany.
  • Ciesek S; Institute of Medical Virology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany.
  • Hoehl S; Institute of Medical Virology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany. Sebastian.hoehl@kgu.de.
Adv Exp Med Biol ; 1318: 197-208, 2021.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1222715
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Viral respiratory tract infections are prevalent in children. They have substantial effects on childhood morbidity throughout the world, especially in developing countries. In this chapter, we describe the preliminary characteristics of pediatric COVID-19 and discover that severe and critical disease in children is rare. Many children remain asymptomatic. The reason why severity increases with progressing age and largely spares children is not yet known. In the search for possible explanations, we explore key differences between the pediatric and adult immune responses to new pathogens, and in host factors, such as ACE2 abundance.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pediatrics / COVID-19 Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Adult / Child / Humans Language: English Journal: Adv Exp Med Biol Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: 978-3-030-63761-3_12

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pediatrics / COVID-19 Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Adult / Child / Humans Language: English Journal: Adv Exp Med Biol Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: 978-3-030-63761-3_12