Source: Times of India
The second wave of coronavirus is not just adding caseloads as we write; it's also harming kids more profoundly than ever. With a rise in symptomatic infections, increased hospitalization, there's also a looming fear of post-infection crisis kids under 16 faces right now. As studies are now confirming, kids under the age of 16 can develop long Covid too.
Long Covid, or Post-Covid syndrome, as it is defined is described as a host of symptoms that harm Covid patients long after recovery and leave them at dire risk of poor health. Patients infected with Covid after-effects, also known as long haulers continue to exhibit symptoms and side effects long after fighting the disease.
For kids who could be hospitalized with Covid, the fears of long Covid complications, and MIS-C could be even more profound. Experts also fear that certain lingering symptoms, for kids, could impact daily life and long-term wellness. Encountering problems with the vital senses- ear pain, altered taste, poor or blurred vision, touch, the smell may be compromised.
Kids can have a harder time battling fatigue, experience pain in their joints, thighs, head, hands, and legs long after fighting the infection. Stress and anxiety could also manifest in the form of gastrointestinal complaints and need to be attended to well. Dizziness and some other neurological problems could also affect younger children post a Covid attack.
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