Human coronaviruses SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, and SARS-CoV-2 in children

The novel coronavirus, known as 2019-nCoV or severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has caused an epidemic with high mortality and morbidity since December 2019, in Wuhan, China. The infection has now been transmitted to more than 210 countries worldwide and caused more than 200,000 deaths. Similar to other coronaviruses such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), SARS-CoV-2 appears to less commonly affect pediatrics and to cause less severe disease along with fewer symptoms compared to adults.

Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing - October 22, 2020 Category: Nursing Authors: Elahe Aleebrahim-Dehkordi, Faezeh Soveyzi, Niloofar Deravi, Zahra Rabbani, Amene Saghazadeh, Nima Rezaei Source Type: research