Open AccessAn Epidemiological Characteristic of the COVID-19 Among Children
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
letters in applied nanobioscience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2284-6808
DOI - 10.33263/lianbs93.11561164
Subject(s) - epidemiology , covid-19 , coronavirus , medicine , transmission (telecommunications) , disease , betacoronavirus , virology , pediatrics , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , outbreak , electrical engineering , engineering
A novel Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which affects the respiratory system of human beings. Until now, numbers of COVID-19 cases have been reported among children; in China, less than 2.4% of the total cases occurred in those aged under 19 years old. SARS-CoV-2 transmission in children mostly occurs through contact with adult patients, primarily through exposure in the home. This article discusses the epidemiological features of COVID‐19 in children.