Open AccessMild cases of Covid-19 in children. is it really true or a mirage?
Author(s) -
Abhishek Mandal,
Santosh Kondekar,
Rishi Bothara
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
pediatric review: international journal of pediatrics research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2349-5499
pISSN - 2349-3267
DOI - 10.17511/ijpr.2020.i08.10
Subject(s) - covid-19 , medicine , pediatrics , china , intensive care medicine , immunity , coronavirus , immunology , virology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , history , immune system , outbreak , archaeology
To date, very few data on pediatric COVID 19 cases have been published, and most reports originatefrom China. There is an urgent need to understand why the course of the coronavirus that started inlate 2019 is affecting different groups of individuals with varying severity during the ongoing globalpandemic. Globally, the greatest burden of most infectious diseases, especially infections of therespiratory system are borne by children, hence the low burden of COVID 19 in children has beenviewed by many as surprising. This article will provide insights regarding the role of constitutionalhigher trained immunity in children, physiological advantages of children, higher insulin secretion,higher ACE2 levels, better antioxidant potential, and absence of high-risk factors in protectingchildren against severe COVID 19 infections.