childern usually do not transmit coronavirus19 infection,Dr.D.k.Jha,M.D.,Pediatric Pulmonologist,Delhi,India
Thursday, July 16th, 2020Coronavirus 19 is a potential lethal virus causing Coronavirus disease 2019.
This disease has made realisation of its presence all over the world .
All age groups are being infected with this disease with varying morbidities and mortalities.
The disease has disrupted the educational and economic activities,all over the world.Schools are closed for a long time all over the world in the fear of spread of the disease among children and then in the household.
Researchers have studied 4130 cases through hospital surveillance network between 10,March 2020 to 10,April 2020.Among them 40 cases were children below 16 years of age.Household and parents were called for contact tracing .
It was observed that,in 79% of cases, the source were an adult in the household who were either diseased or infected prior to the infection in children.
In only 8% cases,children were primarily infected who then infected adults.
It was then concluded that,children, not only suffer from mild form of the disease in majority of cases,but they are also not the source of infection to othe children or adults in most of the cases.
The study was published in PEDIATRICS,the official journal of American Academy of Pediatrics.
In conclusion,there will be very little benefit from closing the schools, but it can adversely affects the academy of growing children.
REFERENCES:Pediatrics. 2020;146:e20201576, e2020004879