Anna Davidson | OzSAGE | #CovidisAirborne on Twitter
Babies. Risk. What are we doing to future generations? A thread and discussion
Covid and Kids
Prof. Dr. Sanjeev Bagai on Twitter
High levels of gliosis occur in the neonatal brain within a week after in utero infection, and macrosomia is seen in infected pups. COVID-19 infection in pregnant hACE2-KI mice replicates infection severity and effects seen in pregnant women.
Case Study Shows COVID-19 Can Be Transmitted from Mother to Baby...
Case Study Shows COVID-19 Can Be Transmitted from Mother to Baby through Placenta, Causing Brain Injury
How COVID-19 Can Attack the Inner Ear
Researchers noted that they observed SARS-Cov-2 infection of OPCs, a cell type present in the developing fetal inner ear."
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COVID caused brain damage in 2 infants infected during pregnancy -US study
“Researchers at the University of Miami reported on Thursday what they believe are the first two confirmed cases in which the SARS-CoV-2 virus crossed a mother's placenta & caused brain damage in the infants they were carrying.”
COVID in Pregnancy May Affect Boys' Neurodevelopment: Study
"Boys born to mothers infected with SARS‐CoV‐2 during pregnancy may be more likely to receive a diagnosis of a neurodevelopmental disorder by age 12 months, according to new research."
Covid Worsened a Health Crisis Among Pregnant Women
“Pregnant women with Covid face a sevenfold risk of dying compared with uninfected pregnant women…. The infection also makes it more likely that a woman will give birth prematurely and that the baby will require neonatal intensive care”
COVID-19 Infection May Induce Fetal Brain Hemorrhages, Scientists Warn
"COVID-19 Infection May Induce Fetal Brain Hemorrhages, Scientists Warn"
Neurodevelopmental Outcomes at 1 Year in Infants Following SARS-CoV-2 Exposure in Utero
"those born to the 222 mothers with a positive SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction test during pregnancy were more likely to receive a neurodevelopmental diagnosis in the first 12 months after delivery,"
Irene Tosetti, MD MBA MPH on Twitter
Is it true that healthy kids never end up in hospital due to covid-19?
False.
49% of children hospitalised for Covid-19 in the USA had no pre-existing conditions. They were previously fully healthy children . CDC data.
Balancing the medical and social needs of children during the COVID‐19 pandemic
Balancing the medical and social needs of children during the COVID‐19 pandemic
Dr Noor Bari on Twitter
…increased rates of asthma, myocarditis and cardiomyopathy, cardiac dysrhythmias, diabetes, renal failure, venous thromboembolism, and coagulation disorders in children with laboratory‐confirmed COVID‐19 compared with children without COVID‐19.”
COVID-19 May Trigger Autoimmune Responses in Children
"COVID-19 May Trigger Autoimmune Responses in Children"
Unusual post-COVID symptoms in children | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
"Unusual post-COVID symptoms in children"
COVID put Saela, 17, into a coma. But her nightmare did not end when she woke up
"Victorian teen who was on ventilator says 'COVID nearly killed me'"
Inflammatory markers and pulmonary function in adolescents and young adults 6 months after mild COVID-19
"Inflammatory markers and pulmonary function in adolescents and young adults 6 months after mild COVID-19"
MIS-C has been more common and more severe than previously reported, study finds | CNN
"MIS-C after Covid-19 has been more common and more severe than previously reported, and there are significant racial disparities in cases, according to a study published Thursday in JAMA Network Open."
Mid- and Long-Term Atrio-Ventricular Functional Changes in Children after Recovery from COVID-19
Mid- and Long-Term Atrio-Ventricular Functional Changes in Children after Recovery from COVID-19
Mid- and Long-Term Atrio-Ventricular Functional Changes in Children after Recovery from COVID-19
"Our study demonstrated for the first time the persistence of LV myocardial deformation abnormalities in previously healthy children with an asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic COVID-19 course after an average follow-up of 148 ± 68 days.
#LongCovidKids
COVID-19 neuro complications, long-term symptoms in kids
"Two US studies describe pediatric COVID...7.0% of hospitalized children developed neurologic complications such as seizures...even mild infections can lead to long COVID."
Asymptomatic SARS-COV-2 infection in children's tonsils
"Positive immunostaining in adenotonsillar tissue samples suggest lymphoid tissue can be a reservoir of SARS-CoV-2 and may play an important role in community dissemination...unclear for how long the tissue can sustain SARS-CoV-2 in a persistent infection"
tern on Twitter
Thread Covid infects and kills dendritic cells and lymphocytes (cells that are used in fighting infection) in the tonsils - where Strep A has attacked these children. 3/
Disruption in seasonality, patient characteristics and disparities of respiratory syncytial virus infection among young children in the US during and before the COVID-19 pandemic: 2010-2022
Among RSV-infected children in 2022, 19.2% had prior documented COVID-19 infection, significantly higher than the 9.7% among uninfected children, suggesting that prior COVID-19 could be a risk factor for RSV infection
Post-COVID-19-associated morbidity in children, adolescents, and adults: A matched cohort study including more than 157,000 individuals with COVID-19 in Germany
...we observed significant new onset morbidity in children, adolescents, and adults across 13 prespecified diagnosis/symptom complexes, following COVID-19 infection. These findings expand the existing available evidence on post-COVID-19 conditions..."
Raina MacIntyre 😷💉💉💉💉 on Twitter
Kids have significantly higher risk of cardiac, neurological and other disorders after #COVID19 #LongCovid See blue dots on left. If the estimate does not cross 1, it is significantly raised. #children https://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004122
After COVID infection, 3-year-old suffers rare and severe brain swelling
“CT scans revealed CJ's brain was swollen. Doctors diagnosed him with Acute Demyelinating Encephalomyelitis. Inflammation destroyed the protective sheath surrounding his nerve cells.”
Changes in Distribution of Severe Neurologic Involvement in US Pediatric Inpatients With COVID-19 or MIS-C
Kids #COVID19: 22% had neurologic involvement. 9% had life-threatening conditions, with half having acute central nervous system (CNS) infections or demyelination; 43% died or had new neurologic deficits. #Notacold https://ja.ma/3EpMDUm via @JAMANeuro part of @JAMANetwork
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Opinion: Kids are suffering from COVID in ways we never expected
"Since COVID-19 started wreaking havoc in early 2020, we have made the mistake, time and time again, of taking children for granted."
Covid-19 is a leading cause of death in children and young people ages 0-19 years in the United States
Preprint: "Covid-19 caused substantially more deaths in children and young people than major vaccine-preventable diseases did historically in the period before vaccines became available."
Impact of SARS-CoV-2 on the microbiota of pregnant women and their infants
Impact of SARS-CoV-2 on the microbiota of pregnant women and their infants