Weekly parent-collected nasal swabs were batch-tested for 17 respiratory viruses by PCR assays, allowing calculation of virus-specific attributable fractions in the exposed (AFE) to determine the proportion of virus-positive children whose ARI symptoms could be attributed to that particular virus....
If that trend isn't reversed,outbreaks of the virus are likely to spread, the UKHSA warns. What are the symptoms of the virus, what should you do if you think your child has it - and why are some people hesitant to get the vaccine? What are the symptoms of measles? The first sympt...
"We've had 90 deaths in children in the United States already, in just a few months," Dr. Sean O'Leary, vice-chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Infectious Diseases, told CNN's Anderson Cooper on Monday. "It's not fair to say that this virus is completely benign...
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The recent increase in respiratory illnesses among children has prompted experts to consider various factors, including allergens, lifestyle changes, and the spread of viruses like Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and influenza. Environmental elements such as air pollution, exposure to tobacco smoke, ...
The purpose of this report is to describe behavioural problems encountered in a group of Dominican children living with Human Immunodeficency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) in the Dominican Republic. They were not receiving antiretroviral treatment.The participants were 43 children ...
Rachel Gross wants to clear up misconceptions about children and Covid-19. A pediatrician and population health researcher, she recalls a time four years ago when people didn’t think children could even contract the disease. Then, after accepting kids’ vulnerability to the virus, it was though...
Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine have discovered that children who receive a seasonal flu shot are less likely to suffer symptoms from a COVID-19 infection. The finding comes from a review of more than 900 children diagnosed
Children and teens were found to experience prolonged symptoms after infection with the virus that causes COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, in almost every organ system, with most having symptoms affecting more than one system. A clear pattern of symptom differences was seen between school-age children (6...
"I think it's really risky to base decisions about this based on the fact that children get less sick from this virus, because that does not equal children being less likely to transmit the virus," Hartert said. Dr. Adrianne Randolph, who is leading a separate CDC-funded study at Boston...