Symptoms and precautions of children's COVID-19

The epidemic in COVID-19 continued to spread, and confirmed cases of young children began to appear in Taiwan Province Province. However, compared with adults, children's symptoms are lighter, and it is more difficult to find out that this is actually COVID-19. Wu Changteng, a pediatric emergency physician at Linkou Chang Gung Hospital, said that some symptoms can still be paid attention to a little, but they don't need to be too nervous. More importantly, they care about the health of each other's families.

common symptom

Common symptoms of children: fever, cough, diarrhea or vomiting for no reason.

/kloc-children under 0/year old

1 year-old children's immunity is only 60-70% of that of healthy adults, almost equal to that of the elderly, so the probability of serious complications or death will be higher.

/kloc-children over 0/year old

For children over 1 year old, in fact, as long as they pay attention to several symptom warnings, wash their hands frequently, wear masks and take preventive measures, they don't need to panic too much.

generate heat

About 56% of children will have a fever, but the possibility of children having a high fever is relatively small, which may be around 38℃, so it is easy to be ignored. However, as long as the following requirements are met, it is recommended to seek medical treatment: fever for unknown reasons; Repeated fever, fever after fever, or high and low body temperature.

cough

About 54% children will cough for more than 3 days, so it is recommended to see a doctor.

diarrhea

Now we have seen gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, or taste and smell disorders. These symptoms are not many in children, but the symptoms of diarrhea and vomiting are a noticeable point. I suddenly started to have loose bowels or vomit. I suggest seeing a doctor.

Medical advice

Have a history of going abroad or traveling, or the contact person has a history of traveling or contact, it is recommended to see a doctor. Gastrointestinal symptoms are very common in children. It is more convenient for doctors to judge who the children have contacted and whether there are high-risk groups.