Open AccessA Brief Review on Covid-19 Effects in Children and Treatment Methods
Author(s) -
Vaishnavi Tammishetty,
Sravika Nagamalla,
Pravalika Sakilam,
Hyma Ponnaganti
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of pharmaceutical sciences review and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0976-044X
DOI - 10.47583/ijpsrr.2021.v70i01.018
Subject(s) - epidemiology , medicine , asymptomatic , pandemic , covid-19 , transmission (telecommunications) , disease , intensive care medicine , coronavirus , pediatrics , outbreak , virology , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , electrical engineering , engineering
As there is an outbreak of novel corona virus in 2019 it has spread globally that resulted in severe acute respiratory syndromecoronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2) pandemic and mostly there is limited data provided on children. The main aim of this review is to providea knowledge on introduction, epidemiology, pathogenesis, transmission, clinical manifestations, laboratory findings, treatment ofCOVID-19 in children. And it also includes latest statistical data of children prone to COVID-19. Besides respiratory and GI symptomsatypical features such as chilblains and multi-inflammatory system are also reported. pathophysiology gives information regardingthe life cycle of virus in hostcell and epidemiology explains the different types of viruses affecting the respiratory system. The clinicalsigns and symptoms are almost similar to the adults but they are in mild, and most of the children affected with Covid-19 areasymptomatic. This review study makes a medical practitioner to have a quick, practical approach to the disease to use in differentscopes, especially in pediatric medicine.