COVID-19 epidemic: disease characteristics in children.

She Jiatong, Liu Lan-qin, L. Wenjun

Journal of medical virology, 2020

In mid-December 2019, a disease caused by infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-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. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Cited by 60 publications.

Field of study: Medicine

10.1002/jmv.25807