USA
Review Article
Increased Risk of Severity and Mortality from Covid-19 in Pediatric Patients with Obesity
Author(s): Mónica Alejandra Cárdenas Moreno, Angie Katerine Rodríguez Paredes and Juan Diego Céspedes Hurtado
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is caused by the virus “severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2” (SARS- CoV-2). Compared to adults, children with SARS-CoV-2 infection may have fewer symptoms and these may be less severe. But having a basic disease characterized by weakening and impacting the immune system increases the risk of severity in obese pediatric patients who acquire a covid-19 infection. .. View More»
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