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- Children might spread the coronavirus without even knowing they have it, especially in communities where health officials do not routinely screen for asymptomatic carriers or trace contacts.
- That's the conclusion of a new study from South Korea that looked at asymptomatic, presymptomatic, and symptomatic children who were infected with COVID-19.
- The researchers said some COVID-19 symptoms were not recognized and the illness may have been missed. They also found that the children can carry the virus for weeks and that some children experienced symptoms for more than a month.
The number of children who have been confirmed COVID-19-positive has been gradually increasing since schools began to reopen. A variety of reports have so far detailed the various failures and safety inconsistencies in schools, which suggest that more work is needed to ensure the safety of children, their families, and faculty members. Separately, a variety of studies have brought forward new conclusions about coronavirus cases in children. Research has shown that kids can develop high viral loads, even as young as kindergarten-age. That doesn't necessarily mean they're more infectious, but more virus in the upper airways is often a transmission risk factor.
On the other hand, a different paper said that children might be just as infectious as adults. Other studies concluded that most children do not risk developing life-threatening complications like adults, and that kids with preexisting conditions are more likely to develop a more severe course of the illness. Even still, exceptions exist and there are well-documented records of deaths in young patients with no other medical conditions. The latest piece of the coronavirus puzzle in children comes from a country that had one of the best responses to the pandemic. Researchers in South Korea have found that children can carry the virus for weeks, regardless of whether or not they develop symptoms. That further increases the risk of silent transmission in the community, especially if measures aren't taken to detect COVID-19 cases early.
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