When infected with coronavirus, children may experience a complication that visually resembles frostbite – the so-called “covid fingers”. This was stated by the Deputy Director for Research of the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor, Chairman of the National Scientific Society of Infectious Diseases Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Gorelov in an interview “RIA News”…
“In general, in addition to respiratory symptoms, minors may experience gastrointestinal disorders, and after suffering covid, there may be problems with the kidneys, liver, cardiovascular system, respiratory system,” he said.
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He added that a symptom of COVID-19 such as pneumonia occurs more often in children aged seven years and older, and the lungs of adolescents can be affected in the same way as in adults.
According to Gorelov, children under one year old and adolescents carry the coronavirus harder than others. This category also includes children with chronic somatic pathologies or congenital malformations.
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