Development of child immunity in the context of COVID-19 pandemic
Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Veröffentlicht in: | Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.). - 1999. - 217(2020) vom: 10. Aug., Seite 108510 |
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Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
Sprache: | English |
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2020
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Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.) |
Schlagworte: | Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Review COVID-19 Child immunity Immune system development Macrophages Cytokines |
Zusammenfassung: | Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Children, because of having an immature immune system, are usually more prone than the adults to the microbial infections and have more severe symptoms, which is especially true for the newborns, and very young children. However, the review of clinical data from the current COVID-19 pandemic indicates otherwise. We discuss here what are the main features and components of children's immune system, the role of maternal transmission of immunity, and what are the possible explanations for the seemingly lower infection rate and severity of COVI-19 in children |
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Beschreibung: | Date Completed 21.07.2020 Date Revised 10.01.2021 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE |
ISSN: | 1521-7035 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.clim.2020.108510 |