There is a significant risk of chronic or new-onset morbidity in both children and adolescents and adults, according to a German study.
People of all ages face almost the same risk of developing long-term Covid-19 syndrome, with symptoms lasting for several months after initial infection, a major new German scientific study shows. After illness due to coronavirus, there is a significant risk of chronic or new-onset morbidity in both children and adolescents and adults, according to the study.
The researchers, led by Dr. Martin Roessler of Dresden University of Technology, who published the relevant publication in the medical journal PLoS Medicine, analyzed data on nearly 12,000 children and adolescents and 145,200 adults who had been diagnosed with coronavirus, as well as for over 750,000 people without Covid-19 (the control group for comparison purposes).
It found that children and adolescents who had previously experienced Covid-19 were 30% more likely than their healthy peers to develop various health problems three or more months after the initial coronavirus infection. For adults with Covid-19 the probability was 33% higher for post-Covid syndrome.
The most frequent symptoms of prolonged Covid-19 in children and adolescents were chronic fatigue/exhaustion, cough and pain in the throat or chest, while the frequency of other symptoms (headaches, fever, abdominal pain, anxiety, depression) was also increased. In adults, respectively, the most common post-Covid symptoms were continued loss of smell/taste, fever and shortness of breath, while the likelihood of cough, throat or chest pain, hair loss, fatigue/exhaustion and headaches was also increased.
The researchers emphasized that “the findings of the study show that the post-Covid-19 syndrome cannot be excluded among children and adolescents. Although children and adolescents appear to be less affected than adults, these findings nevertheless indicate a significant possibility of prolonged Covid-19 in all age groups.”
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