Check for symptoms of COVID in children

that parents must understand

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19 Apr 2022 19:34

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Long COVID-19 symptoms in children

occur after being infected with COVID-19, but there are still many symptoms that follow.

with both physical, mental and emotional symptoms

If it is a teenager or an adult, it can clearly tell

the symptoms of covids

, but sometimes young children may not be able to tell how unwell they are.

Symptoms of covid in children

with overseas surveys

by parents providing information about their children

who is still a young child infected with covid

when cured

covid symptoms

The children will say

Feeling tired, pain, discomfort, dizziness, feeling exhausted, etc., which can be grouped into different parts: physical symptoms, tiredness or pain, emotional symptoms, feelings and cognitive symptoms.

Decreased analytical thinking and problem solving when faced with unforeseen situations.

and symptoms of cerebral palsy

Physical symptoms of COVID in children

When detailing the words

Body pain

disease control center

The American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has summarized reports of pediatric COVID symptoms.

From the narrative of the symptoms, it was found that

Let's try pediatric covids that affect the body, where each symptom depends on the individual's physical condition. Some people last a long time, others get better within a short time.

which many symptoms are not different from trying covids in adults such as

  • very tired

  • dizzy

  • have a rash

  • brain fatigue

  • have a headache

  • chest pain

  • Abdominal pain or abdominal discomfort

  • sore throat

  • mood swings

  • pain, swelling, muscles, joints

  • Nausea, vomiting

  • aches

  • have inflammation in the body

for very tired

Some foreign children cannot tell this symptom directly, but there are explanations such as feeling exhausted or some say that when they wake up, they feel sleepy, like they haven't slept.

feel heavy

feel like dying

I feel like I've come a long way, many laps, etc.

Symptoms of covid in children on mood, learning, brain fatigue

As for the symptoms of covid in children on emotions and feelings, some people feel anxious.

because I don't understand

I don't know when it will disappear

Some people miss school

want to meet friends

So many people say they are sad, depressed, scared, worried, bored, stressed, and dislike this situation.

cognitive skills symptoms

Decreased analytical thinking and problem solving when faced with unforeseen situations.

have more forgetfulness

feel empty 


As for the symptoms of brain fatigue that children feel and tell their parents, they are confused and unable to think about anything.

I can't remember

It's like riding a dull, rusty bicycle. I can't remember what I did yesterday.

However, the outbreak of COVID-19

It's been going on since 2020 and has mutations all the time.

Until recently, many species of omikron have mutated and spread throughout the world.

to all ages

in which many countries have hundreds of thousands of children

For example, at the beginning of the year, in the UK, children and adolescents under 16 years of age were reported to have COVID-19 cases in more than a hundred thousand children.

as well as teenagers

and hundreds of thousands of children in the United States who are facing COVID-19.

For Thailand, there are no reports that

How many children are exposed to COVID-19?

But information has been published about pediatric coronavirus and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), which is a multisystem inflammatory syndrome and is dangerous because it is a serious complication after a child recovers from coronavirus.

which will begin to have symptoms since the beginning of recovery

Or 2-6 weeks after infection, most cases are found in boys than girls, on average 8-10 years old, with severe symptoms, high fever, red lips, conjunctivitis, pneumonia, shock and possibly death.


Reference information: BBC, LongCovidKids, Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health.

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