Since December 2019, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused a series of Cases of severe pneumonia worldwide It originated in Wuhan in Hubei province, China SARS-CoV-2 causes infection by ACE receptors, similar to SARS It causes potential damage to vital organs, mainly the lungs COVID-19 mainly affects respiratory tract with symptoms ranging from upper respiratory tract infection like symptoms to full-blown ARDS Although the pediatric age group is shown to be less susceptible to severe infection, they can very well act as an intermediate in the transmitter of the virus Treatment is symptomatic for mild diseases, but severe disease and ARDS require ICU management and specific treatment © IJCRR
Coronavirus disease (COVID) 2019 in children – A short review