Coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an illness caused by the severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The incubation period of SARS-CoV-2
appears to be about the same for children as in adults, at 2-14 days with an
average of 6 days.
Signs or
symptoms of COVID-19 in children include:
Children
infected with SARS-CoV-2 may have many of these non-specific symptoms, only
have a few (such as only upper respiratory symptoms or only gastrointestinal
symptoms), or may be asymptomatic. The most common symptoms in children are
cough and/or fever. A recent systematic review estimated that 16% of
children with SARS-CoV-2 infection are asymptomatic, but evidence suggests
that as many as half of pediatric infections may be asymptomatic. The
signs and symptoms of COVID-19 in children are similar to those of other
infections and noninfectious processes, including influenza, streptococcal
pharyngitis, and allergic rhinitis.
As of October 22, 2020, remdesivir, an antiviral agent, was the only drug approved for the treatment of COVID-19. It was indicated for the treatment of COVID-19 disease in hospitalized adults and children aged 12 years and older who weigh at least 40 kg.
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