Main Symptoms of COVID 19 in children

"Covid19 or coronavirus disease 19 refers to the disease caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 ( SARS COVID 2 ) . Fortunately almost 60 to 70% of kids do not have severe symptoms. They have mild symptoms and sometimes they are asymptomatic. Most of the symptoms of covid mimic other respiratory illness like influenza. In children infected with covid 19. The most common symptoms seen are fever, cough, cold, sore throat, body pain and in the 2nd wave we are seeing vomiting, loose stools and severe abdominal pain. In a minority of children there are other symptoms like red eyes, skin rashes, loss of taste and smell. In newborns and neonates and in infants the babies may present with cough that may evolve to breathing difficulties and also lead to reduced urine output"