Diabetes, anxiety, MIS-C: Covid-19's many complications in children
2 years, 11 months ago

Diabetes, anxiety, MIS-C: Covid-19's many complications in children

Hindustan Times  

While jury is still out over Omicron-led wave affecting the children especially in the agegroup of under 5, the impact of the deadly disease continues even after recovery and that can have devastating implications in children. Cases of MISC in children peaked last year right after the second wave subsided where many children struggled with complications related to heart, lungs, vessels, brain, digestive system and eyes. It came as no surprise when many studies also found that Covid also played havoc with the mental health of children as there is an increase in cases of anxiety, grief, and mood disorders in kids post the infection apart from developmental disorders like neurocognition, speech, attention and movement. Dr Charu Dutt Arora Consultant Physician and Infectious Disease Specialist Head, Ameri Health, Asian Hospital, Faridabad opens up on the post Covid health complications children can suffer. As per many studies done in various parts of the world, there is an increased incidence of anxiety, grief, social isolation, uncertainty and mood disorders in children post Covid.

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Researchers decipher MIS-C, the scary illness that followed COVID in some kids
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Researchers decipher MIS-C, the scary illness that followed COVID in some kids

NPR  

Researchers decipher MIS-C, the scary illness that followed COVID in some kids toggle caption Science Photo Library/Getty Images It’s one of the enduring mysteries of the pandemic: What caused some children to develop a severe inflammatory syndrome weeks after a Covid infection? Basically, these children’s immune systems locked onto a part of the coronavirus that closely resembles a protein found …

COVID-19 increases risk of type 1 diabetes in young people, suggests study
2 years, 2 months ago

COVID-19 increases risk of type 1 diabetes in young people, suggests study

Firstpost  

Washington: Children and adolescents infected with COVID-19 show a substantially higher risk of developing type 1 diabetes, according to a study of over 1 million patients aged 18 and younger. The findings, published recently in the journal JAMA Network Open, showed a 72 per cent increase in new diagnoses of T1D in younger COVID-19 patients in the six months following …

The case for vaccinating children against COVID-19
2 years, 10 months ago

The case for vaccinating children against COVID-19

The Hindu  

There is a general misconception that vaccination ought to be reserved against diseases that cause death in large numbers. MIS and diabetes Four to six weeks after COVID-19, irrespective of severity, some among otherwise healthy children develop Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome. Paediatricians caring for children with the above listed conditions associated with high risk of COVID-19 and its complications, need approval …

The kids are not alright: Data suggests 10% of children with COVID-19 become "long-haulers"
2 years, 11 months ago

The kids are not alright: Data suggests 10% of children with COVID-19 become "long-haulers"

Salon  

Eleven-year-old Noah Symons feels like "someone started a fire and then threw my hands into it." "We are definitely seeing long COVID in children," said Dr. Amanda Morrow, Co-Director of the Kennedy Krieger Institute's Pediatric Post-COVID-19 Clinic in Maryland. Sammie Mcfarland co-founded "Long Covid Kids" in 2020 - the first U.K.-based international charity for long Covid kids. It's requiring a …

Children with COVID-19 are at risk of a rare complication. Will Omicron make MIS-C more common?
2 years, 11 months ago

Children with COVID-19 are at risk of a rare complication. Will Omicron make MIS-C more common?

ABC  

When Yolanda Brunson's family tested positive for COVID-19 last year, she was relieved her four-year-old son, DJ, showed no symptoms. What symptoms to look out for in kids: MIS-C has been diagnosed in school-aged children who have had COVID-19 or been exposed to it MIS-C has been diagnosed in school-aged children who have had COVID-19 or been exposed to it …

Omicron poses greater risk to kids, adolescents than Delta, say experts
2 years, 11 months ago

Omicron poses greater risk to kids, adolescents than Delta, say experts

Hindustan Times  

Enough data is yet to be processed to determine how the Omicron variant is affecting the children but the recent death of seven kids in Delhi has put the spotlight on children with co-morbidities getting infected by the deadly virus. Experts say Covid cases in children fuelled by Omicron variant are seeing a worrying rise as overall percentage of symptomatic …

Coronavirus | No greater risk to children from anticipated third wave: report
3 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus | No greater risk to children from anticipated third wave: report

The Hindu  

There is no evidence so far to conclude that children face a greater risk of infection or are at greater danger from a COVID-19 infection from an anticipated third wave, according to a report from The Lancet COVID-19 Commission India Task Force. Though data from India were limited, the mortality rate amongst hospitalised COVID-19 positive children below the age of …

Children also face long-term consequences of Covid: Dutch hospital
3 years, 6 months ago

Children also face long-term consequences of Covid: Dutch hospital

NL Times  

Between 300 and 400 children in the Netherlands suffered serious complaints after a coronavirus infections, the Emma Children's Hospital in Amsterdam estimates. The hospital, which forms part of Amsterdam UMC, opened an outpatient clinic especially for children with long-term symptoms after Covid-19. "Our estimate is that in the Netherlands there may be 300 to 400 children who have serious complaints …

COVID caused more complications than flu in kids: Study
3 years, 6 months ago

COVID caused more complications than flu in kids: Study

India TV News  

Covid-19 produced more symptoms and complications than seasonal influenza in children, while death was rare among them, revealed a large new study. To understand, researchers from IDIAP Jordi Gol in Barcelona compared the real-world observational data of more than 242,000 children and adolescents diagnosed with Covid-19, including nearly 10,000 hospitalised youths, to more than 2,000,000 diagnosed with influenza across five …

Post-Covid complications: MIS-C cases reported among children in Noida and Ghaziabad
3 years, 6 months ago

Post-Covid complications: MIS-C cases reported among children in Noida and Ghaziabad

Hindustan Times  

Noida/Ghaziabad: Amid a decline in Covid-19 cases in Gautam Budh Nagar and Ghaziabad, post-Covid complications are coming to the fore. Dr Rakesh Gupta, director of the Government Institute of Medical Sciences, said that two cases of MIS-C have been reported at the hospital so far. At Felix Hospital in Noida, two such cases have been reported in the past two …

Early diagnosis of Covid-linked disease in children can reduce morbidity, say experts
3 years, 6 months ago

Early diagnosis of Covid-linked disease in children can reduce morbidity, say experts

India Today  

Early diagnosis of Multisystem inflammatory syndrome, a coronavirus-linked disease, in children can significantly reduce morbidity, say healthcare experts as they advise parents and caregivers not to take fever among the kids lightly. According to the experts, early diagnosis of Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children can significantly reduce morbidity and the condition can be treated well with therapies like steroids. They …

Newborn Detected With MIS-C Hours After Birth; Cases Spiking in Gujarat
3 years, 6 months ago

Newborn Detected With MIS-C Hours After Birth; Cases Spiking in Gujarat

News 18  

After Delhi-NCR, a spike in cases of MIS-C in children who have recovered from Covid-19 is being reported in Gujarat. At least 10 cases of MIS-C have been reported from the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital in the past few days, while two children have lost their lives to the disease. Symptoms to look out for Child specialist and Additional Superintendent of …

Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children: Symptoms, Prevention, Treatment for MIS-C
3 years, 6 months ago

Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children: Symptoms, Prevention, Treatment for MIS-C

News 18  

Delhi NCR is currently in the eye of another severe coronavirus-linked disease that has started to spread in the region. What is Multisystem inflammatory syndrome Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children and adults are febrile syndromes with elevated inflammatory markers that usually start to shown two to six weeks after a severe acute respiratory syndrome due to Covid-19 infection. Children who …

Delhi-NCR Reports 177 Cases of Multi-system Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Post Covid-19
3 years, 6 months ago

Delhi-NCR Reports 177 Cases of Multi-system Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Post Covid-19

News 18  

Delhi NCR have registered about 177 cases of Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome in children post Covid-19. While Delhi alone reported 109 cases of MIS-C syndrome in children post Covid, 68 other cases were reported in Gurugram and Faridabad. Dr Dhiren Gupta, chairperson-elect of the Indian Academy of Paediatrics Intensive Care Chapter and paediatrician at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital said, “Acute infection …

177 kids in Delhi-NCR affected by Multi-system Inflammatory Syndrome post Covid-19
3 years, 6 months ago

177 kids in Delhi-NCR affected by Multi-system Inflammatory Syndrome post Covid-19

India Today  

The northern states in India have registered about 177 cases of Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome in children post Covid-19. Delhi region alone reported 109 cases of Multi-System Inflammatory syndrome in children post Covid-19 while 68 cases of MIS-C were reported in Gurugram and Faridabad. “Acute infection of Covid-19 in children leads to two kinds of changes -- a child may get …

Now, Kids of Covid-Recovered Families in Maharashtra Hit by Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome
3 years, 7 months ago

Now, Kids of Covid-Recovered Families in Maharashtra Hit by Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome

News 18  

Even as the country continues to grapple with a severe second wave of Covid-19, new concerns have come to light over children in Covid-recovered families in Maharashtra, with many beginning to show symptoms of multisystem inflammatory syndrome. The Times of India reported that in Nagpur as many as six such patients, between the ages of 2-12, were admitted to the …

Think Covid-19 is mild among children? Study finds coronavirus turned severe for thousands in India
3 years, 10 months ago

Think Covid-19 is mild among children? Study finds coronavirus turned severe for thousands in India

India Today  

Covid-19 may have turned severe and even deadly for thousands of children in India, a new research has suggested. More than 2,000 cases of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children have been reported in India, according to figures released by the Indian Academy of Paediatrics Intensive Care Chapter in the country. "Acute infection of Covid-19 in children leads to two kinds …

CDC identifies new Covid-19 syndrome in adults similar to MIS-C in kids
4 years, 2 months ago

CDC identifies new Covid-19 syndrome in adults similar to MIS-C in kids

CNN  

CNN — Adults can sometimes suffer from dangerous symptoms that resemble a coronavirus-linked syndrome in children, researchers with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. They’re calling it multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults, or MIS-A, and say it’s similar to multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children or MIS-C. Like MIS-C, MIS-A is not obviously linked to coronavirus and …

Children are still suffering fatigue and chest pains months after suspected Covid
4 years, 4 months ago

Children are still suffering fatigue and chest pains months after suspected Covid

CNN  

London CNN — Fourteen-year-old Indiana Evans is a promising dancer from Hertfordshire, southern England, who was doing 16 hours of practice a week on top of school before the coronavirus pandemic hit. ‘There’s so much unknown’ “Covid in children falls into two categories really – the primary infection with the virus seems to be a largely benign event in children, …

MIS-C: South Carolina identifies first cases of coronavirus-related inflammatory syndrome in children
4 years, 5 months ago

MIS-C: South Carolina identifies first cases of coronavirus-related inflammatory syndrome in children

CNN  

CNN — Two children in South Carolina have been diagnosed with the coronavirus-related pediatric inflammatory syndrome, according to the state’s Department of Health and Environmental Control. “We continue to see more and more young people, especially those under 20, contracting and spreading COVID-19, and we know MIS-C is a threat to our youngest South Carolinians,” State Epidemiologist Dr. Linda Bell …

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