Susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Children and Adolescents Compared With Adults
Author(s) -
Russell Viner,
Oliver Mytton,
Chris Bonell,
G. J. MeléndezTorres,
Joseph Ward,
Lee Hudson,
Claire S. Waddington,
James Thomas,
Simon Russell,
Fiona van der Klis,
Archana Koirala,
Shamez Ladhani,
Jasmina PanovskaGriffiths,
Nicholas G. Davies,
Robert Booy,
Rosalind M. Eggo
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
jama pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.004
H-Index - 183
eISSN - 2168-6211
pISSN - 2168-6203
DOI - 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.4573
Subject(s) - medicine , contact tracing , population , odds ratio , checklist , seroprevalence , pediatrics , meta analysis , transmission (telecommunications) , demography , covid-19 , immunology , serology , environmental health , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , psychology , antibody , sociology , electrical engineering , cognitive psychology , engineering
The degree to which children and adolescents are infected by and transmit severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is unclear. The role of children and adolescents in transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is dependent on susceptibility, symptoms, viral load, social contact patterns, and behavior.
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