Van Bever Hugo P, Chng Seo Yi, Goh Daniel Y
Pediatric Allergy and Immunology Division, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2004 Jun;15(3):206-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2004.00137.x.
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a new infectious disease caused by a novel coronavirus. Children appear to be less susceptible to the SARS coronavirus, although the other non-SARS coronaviruses can cause respiratory infections in adults and in children of all ages. The exact reasons as to why SARS preferentially affects adults, and not children, are still unknown. Many hypotheses exist and need to be explored. During the outbreak of SARS, there did not appear to be an increase in asthma exacerbations in children.
严重急性呼吸综合征(SARS)是一种由新型冠状病毒引起的新型传染病。儿童似乎对SARS冠状病毒的易感性较低,尽管其他非SARS冠状病毒可在各年龄段的成人和儿童中引起呼吸道感染。SARS为何优先影响成人而非儿童的确切原因仍不清楚。存在许多假说,需要进行探索。在SARS暴发期间,儿童哮喘急性发作似乎并未增加。