Abstract

EFFECT OF COVID-19 ON CHILDREN

Pooja G. Bhutada*, Sumit Pandey, Sagar Bhutada and D. R. Mundhada

ABSTRACT

SAR-COV-2 RNA virus that arises in December 2019 in the city of Wuhan, Hubei Province in China. COVID-19 pandemic is a major catastrophe affecting the whole world. It affects children as well as all age groups. SAR-COV-2 which is transmitted by droplets and by the way of contact with surface contaminated by these droplets, is generally transmitted to children by close family contact. Similar to adults, primary symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, malaise, nasal discharge and sometimes vomiting and diarrhoea in children. Asymptomatic paediatric patients are of great significance in terms of transmission of the infection to others and who carry high risk of spreading this infection. Prevention of infection is extremely important to reducing new cases. However, it is also important to understand that life-threatening negative physical health situations are going to be faced by few but almost everyone is facing negative mental health consequences of the pandemic.

Keywords: COVID-19, SAR-COV-2, Children, HCWs.