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COVID‐19 epidemic: Disease characteristics in children
Author(s) -
She Jiatong,
Liu Lanqin,
Liu Wenjun
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of medical virology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1096-9071
pISSN - 0146-6615
DOI - 10.1002/jmv.25807
Subject(s) - epidemiology , covid-19 , coronavirus , virology , disease , pandemic , medicine , betacoronavirus , china , environmental health , pediatrics , outbreak , geography , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , archaeology
In mid‐December 2019, a disease caused by infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus‐2, which began in Wuhan, China, has spread throughout the country and many countries around the world. The number of children with coronavirus disease‐2019 (COVID‐19) has also increased significantly. Although information regarding the epidemiology of COVID‐19 in children has accumulated, relevant comprehensive reports are lacking. The present article reviews the epidemiological characteristics of COVID‐19 in children.