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British National Health Service guidelines state that “the main symptoms of” Covid-19 “are a new persistent cough, fever and loss of taste or smell, but experts have now warned that the main symptoms in children may differ from those of adults, including loss of appetite. “
This comes at a time when “children in many countries are preparing to go back to school next month.”
A major study also revealed that “the Corona virus does not kill healthy children and that severe disease is rare in them.”
Tim Spector, professor of genetic epidemiology at King’s College London, said that “children have about five symptoms, which do not correspond to the symptoms of the disease in adults.”
Speaking on ‘BBC Inside Science’ Professor Spector said: ‘Data from the’ Covid Symptom Tracker ‘app revealed that the first five symptoms in children under 18 who tested positive for’ Covid-19 ‘are: headache , fatigue and fever. Sore throat and skipping meals. “
These symptoms differ from the first five symptoms that we see in adults, which generally include “coughing, shortness of breath, and loss of smell.”
Dr Spector added, “It’s really important to realize this. Skipping meals and fatigue are really important, as is headache,” noting that there are currently no clear differences between elementary school children and high schools.
He continued: “We have also detected the rash as a very common feature in children and we can see the symptom in infants as well as in older children.”
Spector continued: “This rash can appear before any other symptoms, or it can appear after other symptoms.”
He noted that “current government guidelines regarding symptoms are the same for children as for adults, and cautioned that many cases can be missed by following this methodology.”
Professor Spector said: “Symptoms are especially important when children begin to return to school.”
Paul Hunter, professor of medicine at Norwich Medical College, agreed that “the symptoms of ‘Covid-19’ differ for different age groups, explaining that part of the problem with the virus is that the classic symptoms that we all know they are derived from the follow-up of patients who have been hospitalized. ” .
