COVID-19 epidemic: Disease characteristics in children

J Med Virol. 2020 Jul;92(7):747-754. doi: 10.1002/jmv.25807. Epub 2020 Apr 15.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; children; epidemiological characteristics.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Age Factors
  • Betacoronavirus / isolation & purification
  • Betacoronavirus / pathogenicity*
  • COVID-19
  • COVID-19 Testing
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • China / epidemiology
  • Clinical Laboratory Techniques / methods
  • Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis
  • Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
  • Coronavirus Infections / physiopathology*
  • Coronavirus Infections / transmission
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Infant
  • Infectious Disease Incubation Period
  • Male
  • Pandemics*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis
  • Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / physiopathology*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / transmission
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed