Abstract
COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirusSARS-CoV-2, is present in more than 200 countries and regions and is having a devastating impact worldwide. The sheer number of critical and convalescent patients—including pediatric patients—represents a challenge to the global medical community. Although children with COVID-19 are often asymptomatic or exhibit only mild symptoms, they can […]
Highlights
COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, is present in more than 200 countries and regions and is having a devastating impact worldwide
While individual immune response depends on virus exposure and other factors unique to each patient, a child’s immune system differs from an adult’s— in the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), the functional receptor for SARS-CoV-2 to enter into human cells
Recent studies indicate that long-term cardiovascular complications from SARS-CoV-2 infection may include arrhythmias, myocarditis, pericarditis, shock, multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS) similar to Kawasaki disease, as well as stress-induced cardiomyopathy (Takotsubo syndrome) and sudden death.[3]
Summary
COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, is present in more than 200 countries and regions and is having a devastating impact worldwide. Children with COVID-19 are often asymptomatic or exhibit only mild symptoms, they can transmit the disease and suffer from serious manifestations. Cuba’s COVID-19 Prevention and Control Plan applies national, multidisciplinary and intersectoral protocols to all COVID-19 patients.[2] These define care for suspected, confirmed and convalescent cases, including in pediatric ages.
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