COVID-19's IQ is too high! The symptoms of children, young people and old people are so different!

COVID-19's IQ is too high! The symptoms of children, young people and old people are so different!

COVID-19's clinical symptoms are mostly fever, limb weakness, dry cough, dyspnea and so on. Severe cases may lead to respiratory distress, severe pneumonia, shock and even death, but now there are many asymptomatic infected people, and the symptoms of different age groups are different. I have to say that it is really a virus with high IQ and good adaptability …

According to the symptom description released by the Department of Disease Control and Prevention of the Ministry of Health, the clinical manifestations of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) infection in known cases are fever and weakness of limbs, and the respiratory symptoms are mainly dry cough, and some people may have difficulty breathing. Severe cases can progress to severe pneumonia, respiratory distress syndrome or multiple organ failure, shock and so on. From the current epidemiological information, most patients can recover, but there are also deaths, and most of the deaths have potential medical history, such as diabetes, chronic liver disease, renal insufficiency, cardiovascular diseases and so on.

At the beginning of COVID-19, most people thought that the elderly were more susceptible to infection, but recently, more and more young people and children in various countries were diagnosed. At first, the clinical symptoms were flu-like symptoms such as high fever above 38 degrees, severe cough and burnout, but now more are diarrhea, olfactory and taste disorders, and even heart infection and brain lesions. Now it is found that blisters on toes may also be infected.

At present, according to the confirmed cases, they can be divided into three major ethnic groups, including children and adolescents, young adults and the elderly. We can find that the symptoms of different age groups are slightly different, which will be explained in detail below to alert everyone.

/kloc-children and adolescents under 0/8: diarrhea and blisters on their feet.

COVID-19's symptoms:

Low fever, diarrhea, dehydration, cough, sore throat, shortness of breath, blisters on feet.

Previously, Wu Changteng, a pediatric emergency physician at Chang Gung Memorial in Linkou, once said that infants and young children are almost asymptomatic infections, and parents often get sick first, and the diagnosis is only made after contact testing. Even if there are symptoms, they are not typical (high fever, respiratory symptoms). However, most of the symptoms of newly diagnosed 1 year-old boys in China are "gastrointestinal symptoms", including diarrhea and vomiting, and their body temperature is not obviously high.

Now, a child dermatologist in the United States says that rashes and blisters on toes may be signs that asymptomatic children are infected with COVID-19 virus. They found that this kind of disease, like chicken pox or measles, may be on one toe, all toes, or the top or bottom of the foot. The shape is bright red, but it can evolve into purple. Zhang, the convener of the expert advisory group of the Central Epidemic Command Center, also pointed out that there were indeed some cases of blisters in Taiwan Province Province of China, but they didn't pay attention to their feet or other places.

/kloc-Young adults over 0/8 years old: loss of sense of smell and taste, headache and general weakness.

COVID-19's symptoms:

Loss of sense of smell and taste, high fever, cough, sore throat, headache, general weakness and dyspnea.

A few days ago, many asymptomatic cases were diagnosed in Taiwan Province Province, China. Many young people aged 20-40 do not have typical symptoms such as high fever and cough, but have headaches, loss of smell and taste. The epidemic center also included these symptoms in the notification screening criteria.

These seemingly "asymptomatic" symptoms may also be signs of COVID-19's disease. If the symptoms do not improve or even worsen for 3 days, please seek medical advice as soon as possible.

Elderly people over 65 years old and patients with chronic diseases: chest tightness, chest pain, dyspnea and headache.

COVID-19's symptoms:

Chest tightness, chest pain, dyspnea, headache, high fever, cough and sore throat.

Since the evolution of coronary pneumonia, the elderly over 65 years old and patients with chronic diseases are still the most susceptible population, and the symptoms may be particularly serious. In addition, a 74-year-old man in the United States even suffered brain damage and lost his ability to speak, indicating that brain lesions may be one of the symptoms of the elderly and chronic diseases.

A British research report pointed out that nearly one-fifth of those diagnosed over 80 years old must be hospitalized, which is much higher than those diagnosed under 30 years old, and only about 1% must be hospitalized. In addition, patients with diabetes, chronic liver disease, renal insufficiency, cardiovascular diseases and other chronic diseases have a higher mortality rate after being diagnosed with COVID-19.

People of all ages must be alert to changing symptoms. COVID-19 is still evolving, and no one is sure whether there will be other abnormal symptoms. People should pay attention to personal hygiene and environmental disinfection in their daily life to reduce the risk of infection, regardless of whether they have a history of travel and contact.